⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:05 · DEN 20-9 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 1:40 · DEN 79-65 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony Double Technical Foul. Matt Barnes gains possession.
Q4 7:16 · DEN 89-70 LAC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 7:16 · DEN 90-70 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:40 · DEN 31-23 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:45 · DEN 47-39 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Overton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:18 · DEN 71-63 LAC
- Flagrant
Matt Barnes Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 7:16 · DEN 89-70 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
