⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:59 · LAC 83-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:30 · LAC 46-61 DEN
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 2:16 · LAC 88-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:43 · LAC 9-20 DEN
- Steal
Aaron Gordon stole it from Kawhi Leonard
Q4 2:16 · LAC 88-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · LAC 92-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
