⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:17 · GS 48-43 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 2:23 · GS 90-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Klay Thompson and Aaron Gordon
Q2 6:25 · GS 38-37 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:28 · GS 92-76 DEN
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:28 · GS 92-76 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
