⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:47 · DEN 26-20 LAC
- Steal
Gary Harris stole it from Milos Teodosic
Q4 1:08 · DEN 111-118 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · DEN 108-115 LAC
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · DEN 108-116 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · DEN 120-122 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:00 · DEN 88-89 LAC
- Steal
Tobias Harris stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 0:00 · DEN 120-122 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tobias Harris traveling
Q4 1:34 · DEN 111-118 LAC
- Turnover
Milos Teodosic bad pass
Q4 1:08 · DEN 111-118 LAC
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DEN 120-121 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 20 | Steals | 18 |
| 27 | Blocks | 25 |
