⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 10:24 · DEN 12-3 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 7:25 · DEN 53-34 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 2:02 · DEN 129-103 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:01 · DEN 32-31 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
