⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 27 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-7 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to six
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 9:45 · DEN 97-89 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 5:50 · DEN 110-98 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:20 · DEN 15-19 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:48 · DEN 44-51 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:18 · DEN 100-97 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
