⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:41 · GS 16-7 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 9:48 · GS 39-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q3 11:18 · GS 63-30 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
