⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 43- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:18 · LAC 28-19 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 5:52 · LAC 49-34 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:49 · LAC 51-48 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q3 4:31 · LAC 72-64 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
