⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 48 rebounds to 38
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:13 · DEN 51-41 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 2:29 · DEN 115-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:07 · DEN 60-50 LAC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:18 · DEN 62-57 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
