⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 50
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
Tim Thomas hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:16 · LAC 94-92 DEN
- Lead
Al Thornton hit a 16-foot two point shot
OT 4:39 · LAC 96-94 DEN
- Go-ahead
Chris Kaman hit a 5-foot two point shot
OT 3:53 · LAC 98-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley offensive foul (Anthony Carter draws the foul)
Q4 2:09 · LAC 90-88 DEN
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley turnover
Q4 2:09 · LAC 90-88 DEN
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley bad pass
OT 1:35 · LAC 100-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:50 · LAC 88-86 DEN
- Ties it
J.R. Smith hit a driving layup
OT 4:18 · LAC 96-96 DEN
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a 13-foot two point shot
OT 3:31 · LAC 98-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 3:50 · LAC 88-86 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball
Q4 2:10 · LAC 90-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
