⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 9
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 1:59 · DEN 110-104 SA
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 0:32 · DEN 110-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:45 · DEN 100-95 SA
- Steal
Danny Green stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 1:59 · DEN 110-104 SA
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 0:32 · DEN 110-106 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q4 2:57 · DEN 108-102 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 2:57 · DEN 108-102 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
