⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 44 from three- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:54 · DEN 10-12 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:16 · DEN 66-71 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · DEN 93-88 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Pickett bad pass
Q4 4:15 · DEN 99-103 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:47 · DEN 99-105 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · DEN 0-9 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 10:12 · DEN 28-48 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Wesley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · DEN 99-101 SA
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:55 · DEN 101-105 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
