⏱️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 third 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, 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
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 13
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:11 · DEN 33-24 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:03 · DEN 64-56 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:01 · DEN 92-78 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:51 · DEN 95-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:51 · DEN 95-90 LAC
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Bad Pass. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 3:16 · DEN 95-91 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 7:30 · DEN 35-38 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:31 · DEN 95-90 LAC
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Offensive Foul. Eduardo Najera gains possession.
Q4 4:03 · DEN 95-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Elton Brand missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:24 · DEN 103-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
