⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+9Q135-27
+1Q224-23
+1Q333-30
+2Q430-29
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
Key battles
8Fast break points15
57%Three-point accuracy35%
26Free throws made15
20Points off turnovers13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:19 · DEN 3-10 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
