⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their nine
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 2 down to 9 up
Q2 4:39 · LAC 57-48 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 8:55 · LAC 6-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 3:40 · LAC 97-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
