⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 9:29 · DEN 47-35 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 1:21 · DEN 63-51 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 7:25 · DEN 100-98 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · DEN 102-100 GS
- Turnover
Monte Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:06 · DEN 102-104 GS
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:48 · DEN 102-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:10 · DEN 52-51 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:07 · DEN 83-88 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q4 2:39 · DEN 102-113 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q2 9:14 · DEN 33-35 GS
- Turnover
Jordan Poole traveling
Q4 2:59 · DEN 102-100 GS
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DEN 102-110 GS
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
