⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · LAC 9-0 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:48 · LAC 90-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses technical free throw
Q3 5:35 · LAC 67-54 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
