⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:56 · DEN 53-46 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · DEN 113-107 GS
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DEN 116-110 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:25 · DEN 37-43 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:13 · DEN 53-54 GS
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:50 · DEN 116-110 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
