⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
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 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:44 · DEN 65-54 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 9:47 · DEN 77-60 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:21 · DEN 113-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
