⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:15 · SA 47-32 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:36 · SA 103-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:17 · SA 69-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
Q4 4:18 · SA 115-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
