⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Went cold from three, three of sixteen
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:36 · DEN 66-62 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:42 · DEN 74-65 GS
- Winner
Andre Miller hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · DEN 97-95 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · DEN 89-81 GS
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala turnover
Q4 4:18 · DEN 89-81 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 0:46 · DEN 30-34 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 4:22 · DEN 39-48 GS
- Ties it
Stephen Curry hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
Q4 0:14 · DEN 95-95 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack turnover
Q4 4:41 · DEN 88-81 GS
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 4:22 · DEN 89-81 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · DEN 93-92 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
