⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth 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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:07 · DEN 9-2 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:28 · DEN 25-20 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q3 6:06 · DEN 80-74 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:12 · DEN 101-101 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 7:22 · DEN 37-41 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:56 · DEN 63-71 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 7:30 · DEN 99-100 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:27 · DEN 101-101 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
