⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 6:01 · DEN 29-45 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jusuf Nurkic flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q4 11:38 · DEN 71-84 LAC
- Technical
Melvin Hunt technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:38 · DEN 71-84 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:33 · DEN 0-12 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 1:30 · DEN 16-35 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
