⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
- Ran them off the floor, 39 fast break points to 21
- A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:00 · GS 59-65 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 5:43 · GS 76-88 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q4 6:16 · GS 103-124 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 7:31 · GS 32-46 DEN
- Flagrant
Malik Allen flagrant foul type 1 (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q3 6:39 · GS 72-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 39 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
