⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:22 · GS 53-65 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:21 · GS 74-79 DEN
- Ties it
Gary Payton II hit a 2-foot dunk, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 1:04 · GS 84-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins traveling
Q4 1:28 · GS 82-84 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:58 · GS 0-10 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 4:13 · GS 16-31 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 6:46 · GS 28-49 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:11 · GS 86-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Facundo Campazzo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · GS 86-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
