⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of 33 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 22-12 off them
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 56
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:32 · LAC 64-66 DEN
- Winner
Amir Coffey hit a 27-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 2:30 · LAC 83-81 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:04 · LAC 86-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Morris Sr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:59 · LAC 24-34 DEN
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris Sr. misses technical free throw
Q3 3:26 · LAC 47-62 DEN
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris Sr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · LAC 86-83 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:03 · LAC 20-26 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:28 · LAC 24-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 2:59 · LAC 24-34 DEN
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 2:59 · LAC 24-34 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · LAC 78-79 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
