⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 52 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 29
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:10 · GS 11-2 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:04 · GS 101-101 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 7:08 · GS 119-109 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 8:02 · GS 82-78 DEN
- Turnover
Christian Braun bad pass turnover
Q4 4:44 · GS 114-109 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 4:24 · GS 116-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| GS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 21 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 42 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
