⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-9 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:37 · GS 88-82 DEN
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 1:12 · GS 88-84 DEN
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:20 · GS 90-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:46 · GS 80-73 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:52 · GS 90-87 DEN
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Klay Thompson
Q4 0:20 · GS 90-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:33 · GS 84-78 DEN
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · GS 84-78 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · GS 90-87 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |