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8-2 overall · 4-0 on the road
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5-3 overall · 2-2 at home
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NuggetsOffense
SpursDefense

The Nuggets rank 4th in the NBA in offensive rating (116.2), and the Spurs rank 5th in defensive rating (106.0). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 110.6, so the Nuggets are 5.6 above it. Jamal Murray leads them with 24.2 points a game on 64.4% true shooting.

Victor WembanyamaTop scorer · SAS
Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAS 10 games, DEN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SASDEN
Scoring
118.46th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
115.213th · Average
108.18th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
113.114th · Average
+10.32nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.116th · Average
Efficiency
114.77th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
116.24th · Top 5
106.05th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
112.121st · Below avg
+8.75th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.012th · Average
102.614th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.125th
Shooting
52.4%20th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
55.4%4th · Top 5
57.1%14th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
59.9%4th · Top 5
12.419th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.625th · Below avg
34.4%17th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
36.0%10th · Above avg
0.309th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.326th · Above avg
Defense
50.3%5th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
54.2%20th · Average
7.919th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.96th · Above avg
7.01st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.529th · Bottom 5
Possessions
12.4%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.7%9th · Above avg
28.9%12th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
25.6%21st · Below avg
48.53rd · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
42.821st · Below avg
26.910th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.86th · Above avg

Recent form

San Antonio Spurs
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Last 5: average margin +14.0 (season +10.3). Streak W8.

Denver Nuggets
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Last 5: average margin +8.6 (season +2.1). Streak W2.

Key players

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.03.060.0
Dylan HarperG 18.15.44.458.6
Stephon CastleG 15.35.95.050.5
De'Aaron FoxG 13.83.95.964.4
Denver Nuggets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jamal MurrayG 24.25.56.164.4
Nikola JokicC 22.910.19.156.0
Christian BraunG 13.53.92.163.4
Spencer JonesF 13.06.00.0108.3

Injury report

San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · back ~11/9 Out
Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther G · back ~11/29 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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