⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23- Made five threes to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- Ties it
Baron Davis hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:25 · GS 118-118 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 0:56 · GS 118-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:12 · GS 118-120 DEN
- Steal
Anthony Carter stole it from Baron Davis
Q4 0:56 · GS 118-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · GS 112-115 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario traveling
Q4 2:56 · GS 112-118 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:42 · GS 116-118 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
