⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 34 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 24-15 off them
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:24 · GS 77-61 DEN
- Go-ahead
Stephen Curry hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:05 · GS 115-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevon Looney misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · GS 111-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Kevon Looney misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · GS 113-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Kevon Looney misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:18 · GS 113-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:27 · GS 113-114 DEN
- Go-ahead
Monte Morris hit a two point shot
Q4 0:14 · GS 113-114 DEN
- Winner
Monte Morris hit a 27-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:00 · GS 116-117 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 5:39 · GS 54-43 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · GS 107-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · GS 109-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
