The 2022 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Denver Nuggets outdueled Golden State Warriors , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Golden State Warriors ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Denver Nuggets had an offensive rating of 123.5, defensive rating of 119.8, 36.0 free-throw attempts, and 31.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.484 percent clip as a team. Golden State Warriors had an offensive rating of 119.8, defensive rating of 123.5, 32.0 free-throw attempts, 34.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.353 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Denver Nuggets finished the game with a record of 102 , and Golden State Warriors recorded Denver Nuggets possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors’s based on the advanced stats, Denver Nuggets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.664 percent, Golden State Warriors had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 16.8 vs 19.6 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors matchup of the 2022 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Nikola Jokic and Stephen Curry based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Nikola Jokic for the Denver Nuggets in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 21.0 and made 14.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 7.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.202. While Stephen Curry put up 23.0 and made 10.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.191.