⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:35 · LAC 42-44 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:32 · LAC 103-103 DEN
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 25-foot three jumper, Baron Davis with the assist
Q4 1:35 · LAC 103-103 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 4:31 · LAC 20-32 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:00 · LAC 64-77 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 15-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 1:15 · LAC 103-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · LAC 103-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
