⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 8:55 · DEN 16-8 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenny Satterfield Offensive Foul
Q4 2:42 · DEN 18-10 LAC
- Turnover
Kenny Satterfield Foul
Q4 2:42 · DEN 18-10 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q3 0:22 · DEN 1-1 LAC
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:47 · DEN 16-10 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Piatkowski Bad Pass. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 3:01 · DEN 18-10 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 0 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
