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NBA : First Half Matchup
Wednesday 8/5/2020Line$ LineOU LineScore
DENVER
 First Half Results
SAN ANTONIO
-1  

+1  


114
 
62
Final
65

DENVER (44 - 23) vs. SAN ANTONIO (29 - 37)
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Wednesday, 8/5/2020 4:00 PM
Visa Athletic Center - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Board First Half
767DENVER-1
768SAN ANTONIO114
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games44-23-4.329-3232-35110.555.047.0%52.6107.854.345.9%51.1
Road Games19-15-2.114-1717-17109.754.546.3%51.5110.255.646.8%51.6
Last 5 Games2-3-4.92-32-3106.856.046.6%48.6110.055.246.8%52.8
DENVER Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)110.555.042-8947.0%11-3035.4%16-2177.5%531126208135
vs opponents surrendering112.256.441-8946.0%12-3435.8%18-2377.4%531024218145
Team Stats (Road Games)109.754.541-8946.3%11-3135.9%16-2079.4%511126218144
Stats Against (All Games)107.854.340-8645.9%12-3434.8%17-2275.9%511025207144
vs opponents averaging112.156.441-8946.0%12-3535.7%18-2377.2%531024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)110.255.640-8646.8%12-3336.0%18-2377.1%521025207145

SAN ANTONIO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games29-37-18.427-3740-24113.655.647.0%51.5115.156.347.0%53.1
Road Games13-23-7.217-1724-11113.756.447.0%50.0117.455.248.4%53.6
Last 5 Games3-2+1.44-13-2123.057.848.0%52.0119.860.447.7%53.2
SAN ANTONIO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)113.655.642-9047.0%11-2937.4%19-2380.9%51925197125
vs opponents surrendering111.55641-8945.8%12-3435.6%18-2377.3%531024218145
Team Stats (Road Games)113.756.442-8947.0%10-2836.8%19-2480.4%50924197115
Stats Against (All Games)115.156.342-9047.0%13-3537.5%18-2377.3%53926207134
vs opponents averaging111.956.341-8946.0%12-3435.7%18-2377.3%531024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)117.455.243-8948.4%13-3439.1%18-2376.7%54927206124
Average power rating of opponents played: DENVER 95.9,  SAN ANTONIO 95.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
8/1/2020*MIAMI105-125L4.5L216O39-8943.8%471940-7255.6%4515
8/3/2020*OKLAHOMA CITY121-113W5W219.5O42-8748.3%561237-8742.5%5515
8/5/2020*SAN ANTONIO              
8/6/2020*PORTLAND              
8/8/2020*UTAH              
8/10/2020*LA LAKERS              
8/12/2020*LA CLIPPERS              
8/14/2020*TORONTO              

SAN ANTONIO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
7/31/2020*SACRAMENTO129-120W3.5W224O48-9053.3%461546-9548.4%5415
8/2/2020*MEMPHIS108-106W3W236.5U36-8641.9%651642-9146.2%4612
8/3/2020*PHILADELPHIA130-132L7W228O46-9349.5%531446-8752.9%4213
8/5/2020*DENVER              
8/7/2020*UTAH              
8/9/2020*NEW ORLEANS              
8/11/2020*HOUSTON              
8/13/2020*UTAH              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DENVER: LAST SEASON: 54-28, lost 4-3 to Portland in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Michael Malone (fifth season with Nuggets, 173-155; seventh season overall, 212-222).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jamal Murray (18.2 ppg), G Gary Harris (12.9), F Paul Millsap (12.6), C Nikola Jokic (20.1), G Will Barton (11.5).
KEY LOSSES: G Isaiah Thomas, F Trey Lyles, C Thomas Welsh.
KEY ADDITIONS: F Jerami Grant, C Bol Bol, F Michael Porter Jr.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Porter was the 14th overall pick in 2018 and missed all of last season as he recovered from back surgery. He skipped the Summer League in Las Vegas due to a balky knee. Now, he's healthy and ready to contribute. A healthy Porter gives the Nuggets another dimension on the perimeter, and another piece to add to the core of Murray, Harris, Jokic and Millsap.
OUTLOOK: The Nuggets have improved every season since Malone took over, going from 33 wins his first season to 40, 46 and 54 last season when they earned the No. 2 seed in the West. They didn't make any splashy moves in the offseason although they did bring back Millsap, picking up his $30 million option and agreed on a $170 million extension for Murray. Behind MVP-candidate Jokic, the Nuggets are a legit title contender.
SAN ANTONIO: LAST SEASON: 48-34, lost 4-3 to Denver in Western Conference first round.
COACH: Gregg Popovich (24th season, 1245-575).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Dejounte Murray (missed last season with knee injury), G Bryn Forbes (11.8 ppg), G DeMar DeRozan (21.2), F LaMarcus Aldridge (21.3), C Jakob Poeltl (5.5).
KEY LOSSES: None
KEY ADDITIONS: F DeMarre Carroll, F Trey Lyles, G/F Keldon Johnson, F Luka Samanic
PLAYERS TO WATCH: DeRozan spent most of last season processing a trade that unexpectedly sent him to the Spurs and away from the Toronto Raptors, the franchise he pledged his devotion to ' then watched them win a title. Murray's injury also forced DeRozan to become the team's main distributor for the first time in his career. DeRozan set a career high with 6.2 assists per game but also had his second-lowest scoring average in six seasons. Murray is back and spent the offseason sending video of specific plays to show the 30-year-old guard how he could help him score more easily.
OUTLOOK: The Spurs continue to get younger and faster while trying to maintain their veteran presence and corporate knowledge. The latter received a huge boost with the addition of Hall of Famer Tim Duncan as an assistant coach. Duncan's knowledge of the Spurs' system, work ethic and camaraderie should help the team's development as it attempts to an establish an identity separate from but similar to the Big Three era spearheaded by Duncan that led to five NBA championships. Murray's return along with the return of White, expected emergence of Lonnie Walker IV and addition of Carroll should make the Spurs among the best wing defenses in the league.
PREVIEW
Spurs looking to bounce back against Nuggets
 

It's a five-game sprint to the finish for San Antonio in its hunt for an NBA-record 23rd straight trip to the playoffs.

And while all games in the league's seeding tournament are crucial, Wednesday afternoon's dustup against the Denver Nuggets near Orlando marks the Spurs' biggest challenge to date since the reboot.

The Spurs (29-37) dropped from ninth to 10th place in the Western Conference after a 132-130 loss to Philadelphia on Monday. The defeat snapped a three-game win streak for San Antonio dating back to March 10 -- the final game before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the season.

DeMar DeRozan paced the Spurs with 30 points, while Rudy Gay added a season-high 24, Derrick White had 20 and Keldon Johnson contributed a career-best 15 points in the loss. Dejounte Murray hit for 13 for San Antonio, which trailed by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter and rallied to lead late before running out of steam.

"We're resilient," DeRozan said. "We're not just going to go out and let teams beat up on us like we're easy pushovers. We're here for a reason and we're going to compete no matter who we have."

San Antonio was one of three teams that just played three games in a four-day stretch. The Spurs went 2-1 over that span; the other two teams, Memphis and Washington, went 0-3. The Spurs are tied with the Portland Trail Blazers, two games behind Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot.

"With three starters out and three games in four nights, I thought we did a hell of a job," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "I thought we responded wonderfully. We are fighting to get into the playoffs, so it stings a lot. But the young guys got to play a lot, so that's good."

The Nuggets, despite already clinching a playoff spot, still have plenty for which to play. Denver (44-23) heads into play Wednesday with the third seed in the Western Conference. But the Nuggets can still climb as high as second in the West or fall to as low as sixth.

Denver still has six games to play, with the contest with the Spurs on Wednesday the first of a back-to-back.

The Nuggets won for the first time in the reboot when they outlasted Oklahoma City 121-113 in overtime on Monday. Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 37 points and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double (30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) in the victory.

Thirteen of Jokic's points came in the fourth quarter and overtime.

"(Jokic's) the best center in the NBA, and when he's aggressive, good things happen," Denver coach Mike Malone said.

"We needed it," Jokic said. "Just to the guys that are here -- this is I think their 24th day, 27th day that they are here -- and they are working and it has kind of paid off a little bit. But, of course, this is our goal to win the game."

Monte Morris and Paul Millsap each scored 17 points for the Nuggets in the win.

The win was a huge bounce-back from the Nuggets' opener in the restart, when they were sloppy and lax defensively in a 125-105 loss to Miami.

Denver played without three starters -- Jamal Murray (left hamstring tightness), Will Barton (left knee soreness) and Gary Harris (strained right hip). No update was given as to the return dates of the injured trio or their availability for Wednesday's game.

--Field Level Media


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 8:47:22 AM EST.


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