⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 25 free throws to their fourteen
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the first quarter
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
- Ties it
Stephen Curry hit a 34-foot threeer, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 0:21 · GS 120-120 DEN
- Lead
Stephen Curry hit a 28-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler III with the assist
OT 4:04 · GS 123-120 DEN
- Winner
Al Horford hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler III with the assist
OT 2:58 · GS 126-125 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 4:26 · GS 109-114 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:25 · GS 109-116 DEN
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
OT 1:21 · GS 130-127 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 10:02 · GS 10-12 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 9:23 · GS 100-109 DEN
- Lead
Aaron Gordon hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:26 · GS 117-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · GS 114-117 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
OT 2:43 · GS 126-125 DEN
- Goaltend
Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation
OT 2:00 · GS 130-127 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
