⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 34- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 29
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- Steal
Ty Lawson stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 2:31 · DEN 105-107 LAC
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 30-foot, J.J. Hickson with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DEN 116-115 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:19 · DEN 80-77 LAC
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 4:33 · DEN 99-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 1:00 · DEN 27-38 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:39 · DEN 101-105 LAC
- Go-ahead
Matt Barnes hit a 25-foot three jumper, J.J. Redick with the assist
Q4 0:06 · DEN 113-115 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan 3 second turnover
Q4 3:03 · DEN 103-107 LAC
- Turnover
Matt Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · DEN 105-107 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · DEN 111-112 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
