⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-8 off them- A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:28 · GS 25-26 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q2 7:03 · GS 47-43 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 3:36 · GS 88-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q3 2:31 · GS 88-71 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 8:50 · GS 31-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Monte Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:43 · GS 37-43 DEN
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:31 · GS 88-71 DEN
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:00 · GS 109-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
