San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets : Game 1 87.0 - 93.0

The 2005 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs, Denver Nuggets outdueled San Antonio Spurs , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to San Antonio Spurs ’s 1 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that San Antonio Spurs had an offensive rating of 92.6, defensive rating of 98.9, 19.0 free-throw attempts, and 13.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.231 percent clip as a team. Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 98.9, defensive rating of 92.6, 30.0 free-throw attempts, 6.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, San Antonio Spurs finished the game with a record of 94 , and Denver Nuggets recorded San Antonio Spurs possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets’s based on the advanced stats, San Antonio Spurs had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.438 percent, Denver Nuggets had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 13.8 vs 18.1 .

The most impactful players on each team in the San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets matchup of the 2005 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Nazr Mohammed and Andre Miller based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Nazr Mohammed for the San Antonio Spurs in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 9.0 and made 7.0 , 9.0 offensive rebounds 6.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.261. While Andre Miller put up 24.0 and made 11.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.21.