⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 30- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:00 · DEN 55-60 LAC
- Go-ahead
Earl Boykins made 9 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:32 · DEN 90-89 LAC
- Lead
Q4 1:52 · DEN 92-91 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Elton Brand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · DEN 88-89 LAC
- Lead
Corey Maggette made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · DEN 90-91 LAC
- Winner
Mikki Moore made 6 ft two point shot.
Q4 1:27 · DEN 92-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rick Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · DEN 95-99 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
