⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-15 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:31 · GS 18-16 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 7:33 · GS 63-61 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 4:37 · GS 107-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Speedy Claxton Double Technical Foul. Andre Miller gains possession.
Q1 1:24 · GS 24-21 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:26 · GS 8-14 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q2 9:11 · GS 34-39 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:11 · GS 51-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 4:22 · GS 99-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
