⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:41 · DEN 24-23 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q3 0:46 · DEN 82-63 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · DEN 94-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:38 · DEN 0-14 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:16 · DEN 89-82 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Patty Mills flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q2 6:35 · DEN 22-23 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
