⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 22-0 run took them from 2 down to 20 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 11:00 · DEN 31-20 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:15 · DEN 34-29 SA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 2:38 · DEN 42-50 SA
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 2 down to 20 up
Q3 5:26 · DEN 59-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
