⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:28 · SA 71-83 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:35 · SA 99-107 DEN
- Winner
Devonte' Graham hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot, Tre Jones with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SA 121-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses technical free throw
Q1 11:47 · SA 0-0 DEN
- Turnover
Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive foul
Q4 4:57 · SA 106-111 DEN
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama bad pass
Q4 1:17 · SA 117-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 6:22 · SA 41-53 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 0:57 · SA 50-71 DEN
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from Victor Wembanyama
Q4 1:17 · SA 117-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Peyton Watson technical foul
Q4 8:49 · SA 93-107 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 3:01 · SA 112-118 DEN
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:00 · SA 121-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
