⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 11:08 · LAC 34-29 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 3:58 · LAC 65-45 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 0:57 · LAC 98-77 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · LAC 73-62 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:58 · LAC 106-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
