⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:50 · LAC 24-21 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 6:16 · LAC 73-62 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:36 · LAC 95-85 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:32 · LAC 31-34 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
