⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:42 · GS 13-0 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 10:11 · GS 77-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Clifford Robinson Technical Foul
Q2 0:24 · GS 37-32 DEN
- Technical
Erick Dampier Double Technical Foul. Nene Hilario gains possession.
Q3 3:56 · GS 55-49 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:58 · GS 23-16 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:10 · GS 37-34 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
