⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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 second chances, ten offensive rebounds to three
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
- Lead
Elton Brand hit a 14-foot jumper, Sam Cassell with the assist
Q4 2:31 · LAC 107-105 DEN
- Winner
Corey Maggette hit a slam dunk, Sam Cassell with the assist
Q4 1:28 · LAC 109-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
Q4 3:13 · LAC 105-102 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:20 · LAC 110-109 DEN
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAC 111-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 6:39 · LAC 9-25 DEN
- Ties it
DerMarr Johnson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 2:54 · LAC 105-105 DEN
- Ties it
DerMarr Johnson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · LAC 107-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 3:06 · LAC 105-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · LAC 110-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · LAC 110-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 31 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
