⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 39 from three
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
Q1 6:28 · LAC 23-8 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:49 · LAC 46-38 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 5:56 · LAC 56-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 11:23 · LAC 95-72 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
