⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 50- A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:51 · DEN 34-54 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q1 0:00 · DEN 16-42 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 7:52 · DEN 63-93 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
