⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26
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
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:31 · DEN 91-89 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · DEN 84-84 GS
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DEN 93-90 GS
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 95-92 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:34 · DEN 71-71 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 6:33 · DEN 84-87 GS
- Ties it
Ike Diogu hit a 4-foot two point shot, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 2:09 · DEN 89-89 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · DEN 91-89 GS
- Turnover
Ike Diogu offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)
Q4 0:46 · DEN 93-90 GS
- Turnover
Ike Diogu turnover
Q4 0:46 · DEN 93-90 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
