⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:11 · LAC 8-2 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q1 2:20 · LAC 38-13 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 0:24 · LAC 82-59 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:18 · LAC 56-38 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
