⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 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 better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:49 · DEN 73-69 GS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q3 4:59 · DEN 101-85 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 2:39 · DEN 134-113 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
