⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight
A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:54 · LAC 21-15 DEN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up
Q3 5:19 · LAC 86-79 DEN
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Monte Morris
Q4 0:27 · LAC 97-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · LAC 95-98 DEN
- Turnover
Terance Mann offensive foul
Q4 0:30 · LAC 97-101 DEN
- Turnover
Terance Mann turnover
Q4 0:30 · LAC 97-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:54 · LAC 30-32 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:16 · LAC 35-46 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 9:39 · LAC 57-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:21 · LAC 93-93 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:19 · LAC 95-101 DEN
- Turnover
Monte Morris bad pass
Q4 0:27 · LAC 97-101 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
