⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:58 · DEN 40-39 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:58 · DEN 96-105 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:21 · DEN 53-61 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 6:46 · DEN 56-71 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 1:39 · DEN 22-21 GS
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DEN 101-108 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 14 |
