⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 15 points worse 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, 45 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:07 · DEN 51-40 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 8:43 · DEN 88-69 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:22 · DEN 70-60 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:20 · DEN 118-102 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Assists | 34 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
