⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 56
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 7:28 · LAC 39-32 DEN
- Go-ahead
Tim Thomas hit a 26-foot three jumper, Sam Cassell with the assist
Q4 0:36 · LAC 94-93 DEN
- Winner
Sam Cassell hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 96-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q2 9:27 · LAC 25-28 DEN
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · LAC 82-86 DEN
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
Q4 0:19 · LAC 94-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:31 · LAC 12-18 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:03 · LAC 45-46 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:53 · LAC 65-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:27 · LAC 25-28 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller offensive foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul)
Q4 4:26 · LAC 80-86 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller turnover
Q4 4:26 · LAC 80-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
