⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 24 offensive rebounds to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:24 · GS 42-29 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · GS 87-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · GS 87-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · GS 88-90 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
George McCloud Lost Ball. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 0:47 · GS 83-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · GS 85-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · GS 85-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
