⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 6 points worse 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, 46 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 3:41 · DEN 59-54 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:53 · DEN 76-66 GS
- Winner
J.R. Smith hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:00 · DEN 123-122 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joey Graham turnover
Q4 4:58 · DEN 109-111 GS
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball
Q4 4:31 · DEN 109-111 GS
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:00 · DEN 123-122 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:47 · DEN 76-76 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 6:50 · DEN 109-113 GS
- Go-ahead
Monta Ellis hit a 10-foot two point shot, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 0:15 · DEN 121-122 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette turnover
Q4 1:22 · DEN 117-120 GS
- Turnover
Ronny Turiaf lost ball
Q4 0:39 · DEN 119-120 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
