⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 eighteen threes to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 18
- A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 6:45 · GS 27-8 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q2 2:14 · GS 69-52 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q4 9:39 · GS 108-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:06 · GS 32-29 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
