⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q1 1:38 · LAC 41-26 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:53 · LAC 74-64 DEN
- Lead
Elton Brand hit a layup
Q4 0:43 · LAC 93-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette lost ball
Q4 3:00 · LAC 85-83 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · LAC 91-89 DEN
- Turnover
Corey Maggette lost ball
Q4 0:06 · LAC 93-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving dunk
Q4 2:56 · LAC 85-85 DEN
- Ties it
Allen Iverson hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:57 · LAC 91-91 DEN
- Winner
Linas Kleiza hit a 24-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
Q4 0:15 · LAC 93-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:47 · LAC 45-38 DEN
- Technical
Eduardo Najera technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · LAC 72-64 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson lost ball
Q4 2:15 · LAC 87-85 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
