⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:56 · SA 16-8 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 11:40 · SA 44-31 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 2:23 · SA 65-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:40 · SA 102-96 DEN
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:15 · SA 102-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · SA 108-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:17 · SA 88-81 DEN
- Steal
Ty Lawson stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:40 · SA 102-96 DEN
- Steal
Darrell Arthur stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:15 · SA 102-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · SA 100-96 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson traveling
Q4 2:32 · SA 102-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · SA 105-98 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
