⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 17
- A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 2:34 · DEN 26-25 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 6:20 · DEN 51-42 GS
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22
Q2 1:05 · DEN 79-57 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:21 · DEN 14-23 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · DEN 2-8 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:39 · DEN 6-19 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:42 · DEN 126-116 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q1 3:21 · DEN 14-23 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 37 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
