⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
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 Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:02 · DEN 73-60 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q2 6:50 · DEN 38-44 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 18 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
