⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 50 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 cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:59 · SA 36-41 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 3:02 · SA 128-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:45 · SA 118-114 DEN
- Turnover
Tre Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · SA 118-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:41 · SA 118-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Michael Porter Jr. and Zach Collins
Q3 6:57 · SA 85-79 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Michael Porter Jr. and Zach Collins
Q3 6:57 · SA 85-79 DEN
- Turnover
Bruce Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · SA 118-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 32 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
