Spurscast Ep. 536: San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets Round One Playoff Preview

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In episode 536, Spurscast host Paul Garcia and Project Spurs writer Collin Reid preview the upcoming San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets playoff series in detail. From individual player matchups to strengths and weaknesses on both ends of the floor, their conversation goes in all sorts of directions for this series.

As mentioned in the episode, here are the statistics that were used. The stats were collected from NBA.com/stats and CleaningTheGlass.com.

Rotation Lineups – Spurs

1 2 3 4 5
White Forbes DeRozan Aldridge Poeltl
Mills Belinelli Gay
Bertans

Rotation Lineups – Nuggets

1 2 3 4 5
Murray Harris Barton Millsap Jokic
Morris Beasley Craig Plumlee

Spurs Scoring

Category Season Rank Rating
Points Per 100 Possessions 113.5 PP/100 5th Elite
Halfcourt Points Per Play 100 PP/100 4th Elite
eFG % 53.8% 6th Elite
Rim Accuracy 65.6% 5th Elite
All Mid-Range Accuracy 44.2% 2nd Elite
Corner 3PT Accuracy 46.5% 1st Elite
Non-Corner 3PT Accuracy 38.4% 2nd Elite
Bench Points Per Game 38.3 points 11th Good
Fast Break Points 10.4 points 28th Improvement

Nuggets Scoring

Category Season Rank Rating
Points Per 100 Possessions 112.9 PP/100 7th Elite
Halfcourt Points Per Play 95.3 PP/100 14th Average
eFG % 53.1% 12th Good
Rim Accuracy 63.2% 14th Average
All Mid-Range Accuracy 42.9% 6th Elite
Corner 3PT Accuracy 39.6% 9th Good
Non-Corner 3PT Accuracy 34.5% 20th Improvement
Bench Points Per Game 37.9 points 13th Average
Fast Break Points 12.6 points 15th Average

Where do the Spurs frequently take shots from?

Area Season Rank Rating
Frequency at Rim 26.5% 30th Ouch
Frequency All Mid-Range 46.9% 1st Elite
Frequency All Threes 26.6% 30th Ouch
Free Throw Rate 19.4 P/100 FGA 18th Improvement

Where do the Nuggets frequently take shots from?

Area Season Rank Rating
Frequency at Rim 35.3% 21st Ouch
Frequency All Mid-Range 32.3% 14th Average
Frequency All Threes 32.4% 15th Average
Free Throw Rate 17.7 P/100 FGA 26th Ugh

Spurs Ball Movement

Category Season Rank Rating
Turnover % 12% 1st Elite
Assisted Made Baskets 58% 22nd Improvement
Passes Per Game 280.8 Passes 27th Ouch
Secondary Assists Per Game 3.2 assists 11th Good

Nuggets Ball Movement

Category Season Rank Rating
Turnover % 13.8% 13th Average
Assisted Made Baskets 65.3% 2nd Elite
Passes Per Game 309.4 Passes 7th Elite
Secondary Assists Per Game 3.7 assists 4th Elite

Spurs Defense

Category Season Rank Rating
Points Per 100 Possessions 111.5 PP/100 20th Improvement
Opp Halfcourt Points Per Play 95.3 PP/100 19th Improvement
Opp eFG% 53.2% 20th Improvement
Opp Offensive Rebound % 24.2% 5th Elite
Opp Free Throw Rate 17.4 P/100 FGA 2nd Elite
Opp Frequency Off Live Rebounds 28.9% 16th Average
Opp Points Added off Live Rebounds +1.2 PP/100 19th Improvement
OPP Fast Break Points 14.1 points 20th Improvement

Nuggets Defense

Category Season Rank Rating
Points Per 100 Possessions 109.2 PP/100 11th Good
Opp Halfcourt Points Per Play 94.5 PP/100 14th Average
Opp eFG% 52.4% 14th Average
Opp Offensive Rebound % 24.6% 8th Good
Opp Free Throw Rate 19.5 P/100 FGA 15th Average
Opp Frequency Off Live Rebounds 26.9% 7th Good
Opp Points Added off Live Rebounds +1 PP/100 13th Average
OPP Fast Break Points 12.2 points 6th Elite

Where do opponents shoot from and how accurate are they against the Spurs’ defense?

Shot Locations Season Rank Rating
Opp Frequency at Rim 32.7% 3rd Elite
Opp Accuracy at Rim 63.3% 18th Improvement
Opp Frequency All Mid-Range 34% 25th Elite
Opp Accuracy All Mid-Range 43.2% 29th Ugh
Opp Frequency Corner 3PT 7.1% 10th Good
Opp Accuracy Corner 3PT 39.6% 20th Improvement
Opp Frequency Non-Corner 3PT 26.2% 20th Improvement
Opp Accuracy Non-Corner 3PT 35.6% 19th Improvement

Where do opponents shoot from and how accurate are they against the Nuggets’ defense?

Shot Locations Season Rank Rating
Opp Frequency at Rim 37.6% 24th Ugh
Opp Accuracy at Rim 63.1% 16th Average
Opp Frequency All Mid-Range 28% 6th Ugh
Opp Accuracy All Mid-Range 40.3% 16th Average
Opp Frequency Corner 3PT 9.8% 30th Ouch
Opp Accuracy Corner 3PT 38.4% 17th Average
Opp Frequency Non-Corner 3PT 24.6% 12th Good
Opp Accuracy Non-Corner 3PT 32.8% 1st Elite

The ratings were a system I created early in the season in my Spurs Evaluation series.

Elite – Rank near Top 5
Good – Rank near Top 10
Average – Rank near 15th
Improvement – Rank near 20th
Ugh – Rank near 25th
Ouch – Rank near 30th

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