⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 26 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:05 · DEN 46-29 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 5:11 · DEN 83-60 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q3 0:00 · DEN 100-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 11:21 · DEN 61-53 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:23 · DEN 88-62 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
