⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 3:04 · DEN 32-19 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 0:49 · DEN 69-47 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 3:49 · DEN 94-73 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
