⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:02 · DEN 69-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:28 · DEN 27-27 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses technical free throw
Q3 3:02 · DEN 69-83 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
