⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 27
- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:06 · DEN 10-0 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q1 5:58 · DEN 30-7 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 40
Q4 4:22 · DEN 114-74 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kosta Koufos technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · DEN 75-44 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
