⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:22 · LAC 66-59 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 7:25 · LAC 80-66 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · LAC 110-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAC 111-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:35 · LAC 110-105 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |