⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- A 19-0 run took them from 14 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 29
- Burned in transition, 21 fast break points to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:43 · GS 18-10 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:47 · GS 48-46 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:46 · GS 99-107 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 14 down to 5 up
Q2 10:37 · GS 38-43 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 8:19 · GS 90-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:42 · GS 82-92 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony 3 second
Q4 3:57 · GS 99-107 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 0:42 · GS 105-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 81 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
