⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAC 98-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAC 98-102 DEN
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:32 · LAC 100-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 8:49 · LAC 42-43 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 10:26 · LAC 90-92 DEN
- Steal
Peyton Watson stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:32 · LAC 100-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:42 · LAC 96-100 DEN
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · LAC 98-102 DEN
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:11 · LAC 98-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
