⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45- A 22-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 23 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Jalen Pickett
Q4 1:45 · SA 116-124 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 23
Q2 10:16 · SA 40-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Pickett lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · SA 116-124 DEN
📊The numbers
| SA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
