⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 24- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:32 · LAC 86-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari offensive foul
Q4 2:40 · LAC 94-93 DEN
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari turnover
Q4 2:40 · LAC 94-93 DEN
- Turnover
Avery Bradley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:34 · LAC 95-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 11:22 · LAC 27-38 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a two point shot
Q4 1:24 · LAC 95-97 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 5:07 · LAC 95-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAC 98-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 98-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
