⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 39 from three
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 66
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:30 · LAC 87-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · LAC 123-119 DEN
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 124-121 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 7:45 · LAC 43-46 DEN
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:26 · LAC 123-119 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · LAC 115-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · LAC 118-114 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAC 124-121 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 37 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
