⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 thirteen threes to their six- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 5:18 · LAC 71-56 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 2:14 · LAC 87-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 1:07 · LAC 77-60 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 9:52 · LAC 89-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Arthur technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:07 · LAC 77-60 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
