⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their four- Made eight threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 40 from three
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 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:12 · SA 23-11 DEN
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:04 · SA 104-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:34 · SA 48-34 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SA 104-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SA 104-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:14 · SA 104-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:04 · SA 104-103 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
