⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 10
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 0:28 · GS 63-49 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:20 · GS 107-89 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:09 · GS 76-68 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
