⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+12Q131-20
+5Q233-26
-15Q329-40
+13Q435-19
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them
Key battles
28Free throws made13
18Points off turnovers9
8Turnovers15
5Steals2
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
