⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 39
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 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:41 · DEN 44-39 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 3:26 · DEN 94-85 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:16 · DEN 120-115 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Harris turnover
Q4 4:36 · DEN 112-111 SA
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 2:36 · DEN 116-114 SA
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 1:46 · DEN 116-115 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses technical free throw
Q4 4:36 · DEN 112-112 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray turnover
Q4 3:54 · DEN 114-114 SA
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · DEN 116-114 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 27 | Blocks | 20 |
