⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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 five- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 24 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 58
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
- Ties it
Andre Miller hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · DEN 96-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · DEN 61-67 LAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 4:13 · DEN 87-92 LAC
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:45 · DEN 91-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:29 · DEN 36-34 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 11:03 · DEN 55-61 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 6:41 · DEN 87-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 5:52 · DEN 61-67 LAC
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan non-unsportsmanlike technical (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:04 · DEN 81-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
