⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:46 · GS 43-47 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 2:30 · GS 62-57 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sean Lampley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · GS 108-113 DEN
- Missed FT
Sean Lampley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · GS 108-113 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · GS 108-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:22 · GS 4-10 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 10:41 · GS 62-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · GS 109-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
