In a back-and-forth game that the Spurs held the lead for most of the way, the Nuggets repeatedly fought back to trim the lead, San Antonio was able keep the Nuggets down with some timely defense and rebounds.
DeMar Derozan struggled shooting the ball but was able to grab 12 rebounds and drop in 18 points. The Spurs limited Nikola Jokic’s scoring but could not limit his assists to teammates (team-high 14 assists).
Both teams started out jittery on the offensive end but soon settled into a groove.