⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:48 · LAC 39-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:01 · LAC 99-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 4:52 · LAC 91-92 DEN
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan lost ball
Q4 1:43 · LAC 99-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · LAC 99-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 8:51 · LAC 89-91 DEN
- Steal
Al Harrington stole it from DeAndre Jordan
Q4 1:43 · LAC 99-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
Q4 4:37 · LAC 91-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · LAC 99-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
