⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth 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
They went cold, eight of 31 from three
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:22 · DEN 50-44 GS
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 23-foot three jumper
Q4 2:10 · DEN 107-104 GS
- Steal
Gary Harris stole it from Draymond Green
Q4 0:58 · DEN 109-105 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
Q4 3:31 · DEN 102-100 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:53 · DEN 16-20 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 8:13 · DEN 65-77 GS
- Ties it
Draymond Green hit a 3-foot dunk, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 2:57 · DEN 104-104 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:29 · DEN 99-99 GS
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · DEN 109-104 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 0:58 · DEN 109-105 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 0 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 17 | Blocks | 23 |
