⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:34 · DEN 57-56 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:26 · DEN 79-64 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 10:18 · DEN 52-54 LAC
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:02 · DEN 63-60 LAC
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:23 · DEN 84-73 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
