⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:35 · SA 45-46 DEN
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Al Harrington
Q4 2:32 · SA 90-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:54 · SA 90-94 DEN
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · SA 92-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · SA 92-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Arron Afflalo stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 1:54 · SA 90-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 2:32 · SA 90-93 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · SA 90-93 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · SA 90-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
