⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 8:45 · DEN 27-31 LAC
- Technical
Ruben Patterson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:45 · DEN 27-30 LAC
- Technical
Greg Buckner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:18 · DEN 47-56 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q1 3:18 · DEN 19-21 LAC
- Flagrant
Chris Kaman flagrant foul type 1 (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q2 8:45 · DEN 27-30 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
