⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 14- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 5:16 · DEN 23-12 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 1:09 · DEN 107-91 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
