⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-6Q123-30
+15Q233-19
-5Q316-22
-12Q417-29
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 29-14 off them
Key battles
14Points off turnovers29
19Free throws made30
25%Three-point accuracy35%
22Turnovers15
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
