⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 27-18 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:22 · DEN 11-2 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:05 · DEN 27-21 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 10:15 · DEN 41-29 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 2:29 · DEN 88-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:28 · DEN 15-18 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 8:33 · DEN 86-94 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:05 · DEN 91-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · DEN 84-92 SA
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 4:31 · DEN 84-92 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DEN 88-96 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
