⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 26-17 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 8:15 · GS 100-99 DEN
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Eduardo Najera
Q4 0:41 · GS 110-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses technical free throw
Q2 1:44 · GS 52-53 DEN
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 0:50 · GS 52-57 DEN
- Turnover
Troy Murphy turnover
Q4 0:52 · GS 107-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 2:59 · GS 105-107 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:59 · GS 105-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera bad pass
Q4 0:41 · GS 110-114 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 0:18 · GS 113-114 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:18 · GS 113-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
