⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q3 11:23 · DEN 75-50 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 8:31 · DEN 103-76 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 3:26 · DEN 113-96 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |