Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs : Game 3 78.0 - 86.0

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

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 87.6, defensive rating of 95.6, 30.0 free-throw attempts, and 10.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.3 percent clip as a team. San Antonio Spurs had an offensive rating of 95.6, defensive rating of 87.6, 28.0 free-throw attempts, 18.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Denver Nuggets finished the game with a record of 89 , and San Antonio Spurs recorded Denver Nuggets possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Denver Nuggets vs San Antonio Spurs’s based on the advanced stats, Denver Nuggets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.43 percent, San Antonio Spurs had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 16.7 vs 16.9 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup of the 2005 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Marcus Camby and Manu Ginobili based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Marcus Camby for the Denver Nuggets in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 4.0 and made 3.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 14.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.271. While Manu Ginobili put up 21.0 and made 10.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 8.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.385.