⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:37 · DEN 28-28 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:55 · DEN 49-51 LAC
- Steal
Al Harrington stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 2:55 · DEN 103-95 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:47 · DEN 20-28 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 1:40 · DEN 79-69 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 2:55 · DEN 103-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Craig Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DEN 111-104 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
