⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:50 · DEN 20-13 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 2:04 · DEN 39-24 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brad Wanamaker and JaMychal Green
Q4 5:11 · DEN 103-91 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
