⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 30-14 off them
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:36 · DEN 41-41 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 4:19 · DEN 66-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:00 · DEN 109-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:25 · DEN 125-126 SA
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · DEN 125-126 SA
- Turnover
Jamal Murray traveling
Q4 1:11 · DEN 126-129 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 2:11 · DEN 101-103 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:57 · DEN 109-111 SA
- Winner
Devin Vassell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Luke Kornet with the assist
Q4 1:25 · DEN 126-129 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:29 · DEN 125-126 SA
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · DEN 126-133 SA
📊The numbers
| DEN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
