⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 25-5 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:42 · SA 8-2 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:03 · SA 69-57 DEN
- Ties it
Devin Vassell hit a tip shot
Q4 0:14 · SA 108-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Vassell bad pass
Q4 2:58 · SA 104-103 DEN
- Turnover
Devin Vassell lost ball turnover
OT 3:36 · SA 108-111 DEN
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama lost ball turnover
OT 2:57 · SA 108-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:42 · SA 8-10 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:08 · SA 22-30 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot, Peyton Watson with the assist
OT 4:41 · SA 108-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · SA 104-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · SA 106-107 DEN
- Turnover
Peyton Watson bad pass
OT 3:45 · SA 108-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
