⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 59
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 11:37 · DEN 46-52 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donnell Harvey Lost Ball. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 2:02 · DEN 82-88 GS
- Turnover
Rodney White Lost Ball. Stolen by Earl Boykins.
Q4 1:30 · DEN 82-88 GS
- Turnover
Rodney White Bad Pass. Stolen by Troy Murphy.
Q4 0:34 · DEN 84-88 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 10:33 · DEN 22-30 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · DEN 82-88 GS
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Offensive Foul
Q4 0:47 · DEN 84-88 GS
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Foul
Q4 0:47 · DEN 84-88 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
