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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 22 | 32 | 37 | 26 | 117 |
 Spurs | 34 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 103 |
DENTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40-8944.9% | 15-3148.4% | 22-2491.7% | 45 | 25 | 7 |
| SAS | 37-7946.8% | 5-1729.4% | 24-3275.0% | 46 | 23 | 9 |
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Denver Nuggets117| 39 | 29 | 10-22 | 1-4 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +10.2 | |||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +5.1 | |||||
| 34 | 8 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | −3.0 | |||||
| 33 | 24 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +6.7 | |||||
| 27 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | +8 | −9.1 | |||||||
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| 25 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.7 | ||||
| 16 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 3-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | |||||
| 11 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 117 | 40-8944.9% | 15-3148.4% | 45 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 22-2491.7% | 11 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas and Trey Lyles (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs103| 34 | 19 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 24 | 10-18 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-4 | −8 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.6 | |||
| 18 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.8 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.6 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3.6 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.3 | |
| Team | 103 | 37-7946.8% | 5-1729.4% | 46 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 24-3275.0% | 11 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 29 shooting
Nuggets117Spurs103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 29 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-103 to even the first-round series 2-2.
Jamal Murray’s 2 free throws put the Nuggets ahead for good with 8:32 left in the third quarter.
Murray had 24 points and 6 assists. Jokić and Murray set each other up for 8 baskets and 19 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds.
The Nuggets shot 44.9% from the field and 48.4% from 3 to the Spurs’ 46.8% and 29.4%. The Spurs outscored the Nuggets 60-32 in the paint.
Denver NuggetsSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 18% (1st quarter, 14s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 89 shots: 4.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-24 | 50.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-20 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-14 | 35.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-2 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-29 | 48.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl | 38 | 12 | 4-11 | 0 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 21 | 7 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Donatas Motiejunas | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 41 | 18 | 7-11 | +6 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 34 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Davis Bertans | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Rudy Gay | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Dante Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 3-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q3 6:01
12.2%
46→34
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q3 9:04
11.1%
58→47
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Q2 2:15
9.2%
43→52
Aldridge 9' Floating Jump Shot (19 PTS) (White 3 AST)
Q3 11:01
9.2%
47→56
Aldridge 1' Tip Dunk Shot (13 PTS)
Q1 0:15
9.1%
73→82
