⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 28- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:36 · DEN 18-13 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 4:21 · DEN 32-21 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 9:03 · DEN 86-59 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 5:33 · DEN 58-45 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 5:20 · DEN 120-99 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 37 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
