⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:51 · DEN 45-41 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 0:54 · DEN 70-59 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 0:00 · DEN 111-87 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:35 · DEN 50-51 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:27 · DEN 119-107 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:42 · DEN 74-66 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
