⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 59 free throws to their 29- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 52
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:54 · DEN 63-61 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:00 · DEN 86-77 LAC
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Baron Davis
Q4 2:59 · DEN 100-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:38 · DEN 104-101 LAC
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 105-102 LAC
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 105-102 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:34 · DEN 89-88 LAC
- Steal
Brian Cook stole it from Nene Hilario
Q4 2:04 · DEN 103-95 LAC
- Steal
Rasual Butler stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:38 · DEN 104-101 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q1 1:24 · DEN 21-23 LAC
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 2:59 · DEN 100-93 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DEN 105-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 45 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
