⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 3:12 · LAC 27-24 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:41 · LAC 73-74 DEN
- Go-ahead
Derrick Jones Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Bennedict Mathurin with the assist
Q4 2:50 · LAC 104-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul
Q4 10:27 · LAC 83-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:12 · LAC 101-100 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:37 · LAC 107-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:35 · LAC 4-13 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · LAC 107-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 2:17 · LAC 107-102 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · LAC 107-103 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:00 · LAC 115-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
