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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 20 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 105 |
 Warriors | 30 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 122 |
DENTeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 33-8737.9% | 12-3336.4% | 27-3577.1% | 46 | 21 | 17 |
| GSW | 45-8453.6% | 18-3551.4% | 14-2166.7% | 43 | 32 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Golden State Warriors122| 36 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +24 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 26 | 10-15 | 2-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +9.9 | |||||
| 35 | 39 | 13-22 | 9-11 | 4-5 | +30 | +16.6 | ||||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-16 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −9.0 | |||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +5 | +6.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0.0 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.8 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.9 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.3 | |
| Team | 122 | 45-8453.6% | 18-3551.4% | 43 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 14-2166.7% | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||
Bench 23 points on 10 for 16 shooting
Denver Nuggets105| 29 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 5-8 | −29 | +7.2 | ||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −30 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −2.1 | ||||
| 22 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 17 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +6.4 | |||||
| 27 | 17 | 5-14 | 5-13 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.6 | ||||
| 26 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +2 | +0.9 | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.7 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 105 | 33-8737.9% | 12-3336.4% | 46 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 27-3577.1% | 14 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 58 points on 19 for 46 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Welsh (coach’s decision).
Warriors122Nuggets105ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Klay Thompson scored 39 points (17 in the second quarter) with 9 3-pointers, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 122-105.
The Warriors took control with a 27-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 22.
Kevin Durant had 26 points and 6 assists on 10 for 15 shooting.
For the Nuggets, Monte Morris had 17 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists off the bench. Nikola Jokić had 16 points and 4 steals.
The Warriors shot 53.6% from the field and 51.4% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 37.9% and 36.4%. The Nuggets turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Warriors 58-23 off the bench. The Warriors outscored the Nuggets 17-4 in 3 minutes with Iguodala, Durant, Curry, Thompson and Green on the floor together.
Golden State WarriorsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
108 points from the field on 83 shots: 24.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-18 | 88.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-29 | 51.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 27 | 5 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Torrey Craig | 10 | 7 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray | 10 | 8 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Monte Morris | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 22 | 8-11 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 47 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 32 | 6 | 2-3 | −6 |
| Torrey Craig | 22 | 6 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 6 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 22 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 |
| Monte Morris | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Gary Harris | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 9 | 3-10 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
GSW win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
GSW
Highest Leverage Moments
Curry 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 4:10
12.7%
82→95
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
Q1 3:41
12.7%
95→82
Looney 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
Q1 3:25
12.7%
82→95
Thompson 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Curry 1 AST)
Q1 8:21
10.4%
62→73
Thompson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Livingston 1 AST)
Q2 5:45
9.5%
49→59
