⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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 six- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 29-21 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 21
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
- Ties it
Brandon Rush hit a two point shot
Q4 2:25 · GS 124-124 DEN
- Steal
Justin Holiday stole it from Jamaal Franklin
Q4 0:29 · GS 131-124 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:25 · GS 133-124 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Michael McAdoo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · GS 120-116 DEN
- Missed FT
James Michael McAdoo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · GS 121-122 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:18 · GS 44-42 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joffrey Lauvergne misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:30 · GS 121-118 DEN
- Turnover
Gary Harris palming turnover
Q4 1:42 · GS 124-124 DEN
- Turnover
Jamaal Franklin bad pass
Q4 0:29 · GS 131-124 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
