⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 37 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:24 · DEN 79-69 GS
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 0:07 · DEN 109-107 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:42 · DEN 109-104 GS
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DEN 112-110 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:01 · DEN 46-46 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:06 · DEN 83-79 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 0:58 · DEN 111-110 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · DEN 109-107 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
