⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 37 from three
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 15
- A 19-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 38 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 3:42 · DEN 32-13 LAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 38
Q2 8:32 · DEN 61-23 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 43
Q3 9:15 · DEN 84-41 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 35
Q3 6:59 · DEN 84-49 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
