⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 29 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 1:28 · DEN 77-59 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:31 · DEN 48-45 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
