⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:02 · GS 41-28 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q4 3:07 · GS 118-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:33 · GS 83-71 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:26 · GS 92-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:23 · GS 45-40 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 40 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
