Denver
Nuggets
101
–
94
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 101 |
| LAC | 20 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 94 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
14
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending27.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.13
Impact Composite85.8
Hustle: 22.0Defense: 61.5Impact: 2.3
12 contested shots+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 27.3% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 53.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
23
PTS
8
REB
2
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-18 (50.0%)
3PT3-6
FT2-2
TS%60.9%
eFG%58.3%
TOV1
ORTG114
DRTG109
NET+6
11 contested shotsonly 21 pts allowed on 59.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 38:38 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 38:43 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | +12 |
| PJ Dozier | 16:22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| JaMychal Green | 10:05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32:08 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jokić | 35:51 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6-16 | 38% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Will Barton | 34:34 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +9 |
| Paul Millsap | 13:18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 20:22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 38 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 39-81 | 48% | 13-25 | 52% | 10-14 | 71% | — |
Gary Clark —
Vlatko Čančar —
Markus Howard —
JaVale McGee —
Zeke Nnaji —
Bol Bol —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 28:55 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Reggie Jackson | 26:21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 28:44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Patrick Patterson | 13:13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Luke Kennard | 15:39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kawhi Leonard | 38:32 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-22 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Nicolas Batum | 29:59 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Terance Mann | 26:40 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8-10 | 80% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Paul George | 31:36 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-15 | 33% | 2-7 | 29% | 5-6 | 83% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35-85 | 41% | 10-34 | 29% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Amir Coffey —
Daniel Oturu —
Rajon Rondo —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/81 (48%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
5/22 (23%)
3PT
13/25 (52%)
RA 70%ATB3 52%Paint 20%Mid 33%Corner 3 50%
LAC35/85 (41%)
Paint
20/41 (49%)
Mid
8/16 (50%)
3PT
10/34 (29%)
RA 52%ATB3 29%Paint 43%Corner 3 30%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kawhi Leonard
defended Aaron Gordon
10.7 min • 8 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Ivica Zubac
held Nikola Jokić
7.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Terance Mann
vs Jamal Murray
2.0 min • 4 pts • 100%
| LAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Facundo Campazzo | Jamal Murray | JaMychal Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | PJ Dozier | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 10.7m 8pts 57% | — | 2.5m 2pts 20% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 6pts 43% | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Batum | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 5.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Ivica Zubac | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 5.6m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Paul George | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | 6.3m 5pts 67% |
| Terance Mann | — | 4.9m 9pts 67% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Kennard | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Patrick Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 3.5m 14pts 71% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 2.7m 4pts 40% | 2.8m 5pts 40% | 1.7m 4pts 33% | 3.2m 4pts 33% | 3.6m 5pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = DEN leads
LAC Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
DEN Largest Lead
18
Q3 2:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 5:17 – Q1 6:11
-6 → -11
LAC 9-0 run
Q4 2:01 – Q4 4:18
-10 → -3
LAC 11-0 run
Q4 2:01 – Q4 5:07
-10 → -1