⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:05 · LAC 30-31 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q4 7:54 · LAC 87-79 DEN
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:59 · LAC 98-95 DEN
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul
Q4 1:46 · LAC 98-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:13 · LAC 4-16 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · LAC 94-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q4 1:46 · LAC 98-95 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · LAC 102-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
