⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 3:30 · LAC 97-96 DEN
- Go-ahead
Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 1:11 · LAC 97-96 DEN
- Ties it
Ivica Zubac hit a tip shot
Q4 0:08 · LAC 99-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kris Dunn and Nikola Jokic
Q2 0:06 · LAC 48-50 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Norman Powell and Aaron Gordon
Q2 0:06 · LAC 48-50 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 3:48 · LAC 60-76 DEN
- Lead
Nikola Jokic hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:16 · LAC 97-99 DEN
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a dunk
Q4 0:00 · LAC 99-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 1:38 · LAC 95-96 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 1:38 · LAC 95-96 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · LAC 97-96 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
