⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- A 18-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 38 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 5:02 · SA 53-35 DEN
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 38
Q4 7:58 · SA 112-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q3 8:27 · SA 58-50 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:31 · SA 32-27 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:36 · SA 53-44 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:42 · SA 76-63 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Steals | 15 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
