⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 29-9 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:22 · DEN 27-29 LAC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 23-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:24 · DEN 98-96 LAC
- Lead
Aaron Gordon hit a 1-foot driving dunk
OT 4:33 · DEN 100-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · DEN 98-98 LAC
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
OT 1:31 · DEN 105-102 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
OT 0:31 · DEN 108-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:06 · DEN 13-20 LAC
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 0:18 · DEN 98-98 LAC
- Ties it
James Harden hit a driving layup
OT 4:16 · DEN 100-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · DEN 95-96 LAC
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
OT 3:36 · DEN 100-100 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
OT 2:08 · DEN 105-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
