⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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, 57 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:38 · DEN 39-33 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 5:47 · DEN 60-42 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 10:26 · DEN 79-57 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:46 · DEN 41-35 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q2 1:21 · DEN 67-55 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 15 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
