⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 54- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- Went cold from three, five of 24
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
- Lead
Stephen Curry hit a 19-foot two point shot, Richard Jefferson with the assist
OT 0:47 · GS 94-92 DEN
- Ties it
Carl Landry hit a layup, Stephen Curry with the assist
2OT 4:16 · GS 96-96 DEN
- Lead
Carl Landry hit a 5-foot two point shot
2OT 3:19 · GS 98-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · GS 94-92 DEN
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball turnover
OT 0:00 · GS 94-94 DEN
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
2OT 3:38 · GS 96-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:29 · GS 13-24 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:48 · GS 76-79 DEN
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 25-foot, Andre Miller with the assist
2OT 0:35 · GS 101-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · GS 86-86 DEN
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari turnover
OT 2:15 · GS 90-90 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball turnover
OT 1:10 · GS 92-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 85 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
