⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:13 · DEN 36-50 SA
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · DEN 41-59 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:07 · DEN 13-19 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:43 · DEN 85-101 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
