⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind 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 Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 30-12 off them
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:34 · DEN 30-19 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 1:11 · DEN 44-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:38 · DEN 96-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 2:55 · DEN 114-106 SA
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:17 · DEN 114-108 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DEN 121-119 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:00 · DEN 100-96 SA
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:17 · DEN 114-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 1:38 · DEN 114-110 SA
- Goaltend
Jakob Poeltl defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:05 · DEN 118-113 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
