⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 32- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 8:26 · GS 68-63 DEN
- Go-ahead
Stephen Curry hit a 27-foot threeer, Andris Biedrins with the assist
OT 1:59 · GS 114-113 DEN
- Go-ahead
Monta Ellis hit a 28-foot threeer, Corey Maggette with the assist
OT 0:45 · GS 117-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 1:39 · GS 100-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:17 · GS 102-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:25 · GS 118-119 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups hit a 28-foot threeer, Kenyon Martin with the assist
OT 4:01 · GS 107-108 DEN
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups hit a 25-foot threeer, Kenyon Martin with the assist
OT 3:26 · GS 109-111 DEN
- Winner
J.R. Smith hit a 28-foot threeer, Chauncey Billups with the assist
OT 0:29 · GS 117-119 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · GS 100-104 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
OT 4:43 · GS 105-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:39 · GS 114-113 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
