⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
0Q127-24
-1Q228-31
-7Q321-31
+15Q434-20
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Lost the glass, 25 rebounds to 37
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy25%
9Threes made4
26Points off turnovers16
6Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
