⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 3:46 · DEN 76-66 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:58 · DEN 91-85 SA
- Turnover
Monte Morris lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · DEN 98-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:07 · DEN 55-59 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:10 · DEN 83-82 SA
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Monte Morris
Q4 2:15 · DEN 98-92 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:56 · DEN 98-92 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
