⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 54 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 13
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:42 · DEN 13-0 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:46 · DEN 28-16 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 0:04 · DEN 72-51 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q2 3:39 · DEN 52-41 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:31 · DEN 18-16 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:39 · DEN 52-41 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
