⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 3 up
Q3 8:48 · DEN 55-52 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:15 · DEN 69-64 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 3:08 · DEN 78-83 GS
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur bad pass
Q4 1:22 · DEN 80-83 GS
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DEN 81-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q2 4:09 · DEN 39-41 GS
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala traveling
Q4 2:59 · DEN 78-83 GS
- Turnover
Klay Thompson traveling
Q4 1:32 · DEN 80-83 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
