⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 0:27 · LAC 43-39 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 3:54 · LAC 20-29 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:20 · LAC 68-70 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
