⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-13Q115-26
-10Q223-30
-12Q315-22
+8Q428-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 31
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy13%
6Steals12
3Threes made1
4Blocks7
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
