⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 23-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:35 · DEN 33-42 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:13 · DEN 79-75 LAC
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Michael Porter Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:35 · DEN 101-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:48 · DEN 94-92 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 3:08 · DEN 94-94 LAC
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 103-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 8:59 · DEN 24-42 LAC
- Lead
Norman Powell hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:31 · DEN 96-98 LAC
- Ties it
Norman Powell hit a 25-foot three jumper, Amir Coffey with the assist
Q4 0:53 · DEN 103-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 1:18 · DEN 101-100 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:18 · DEN 101-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
