⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 62
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 1:36 · DEN 28-23 LAC
- Steal
Andre Miller stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:56 · DEN 103-104 LAC
- Go-ahead
Nene Hilario hit a slam dunk, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:47 · DEN 105-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario offensive foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
Q4 0:18 · DEN 105-107 LAC
- Turnover
Nene Hilario turnover
Q4 0:18 · DEN 105-107 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:41 · DEN 87-87 LAC
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 3:00 · DEN 99-99 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:35 · DEN 99-102 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:56 · DEN 103-104 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DEN 105-106 LAC
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:08 · DEN 105-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
