⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 42 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, six of 32
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:45 · DEN 45-46 GS
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Draymond Green
Q4 1:00 · DEN 98-97 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:18 · DEN 97-93 GS
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · DEN 97-97 GS
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DEN 98-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:01 · DEN 7-10 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:58 · DEN 13-25 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:16 · DEN 89-85 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:43 · DEN 97-93 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · DEN 98-97 GS
- Missed FT
Draymond Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 99-98 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
