⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the third quarter- Went cold from three, five of 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:18 · DEN 13-5 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q3 2:04 · DEN 98-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 3:45 · DEN 109-104 GS
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · DEN 115-110 GS
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DEN 118-110 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:58 · DEN 109-106 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andris Biedrins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · DEN 109-103 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 84 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
