Denver
Nuggets
110
–
104
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 110 |
| LAC | 28 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 104 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
25
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
-7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite41.4
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 29.6Impact: -0.7
62.5% FG4-7 from 36 contested shotsonly 24 pts allowed on 66.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
30
PTS
14
REB
7
AST
-3
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-17 (52.9%)
3PT2-6
FT10-10
TS%70.1%
eFG%58.8%
BLK1
TOV0
ORTG115
DRTG120
NET-5
30 pointsDouble-Double8 contested shotsonly 27 pts allowed on 52.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille Harrison | 15:12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Austin Rivers | 25:60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28:08 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -11 |
| PJ Dozier | 33:59 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36:52 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-16 | 63% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Millsap | 14:38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 33:22 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 10-10 | 100% | -3 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 32:05 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| JaMychal Green | 19:45 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 44 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 39-80 | 49% | 12-32 | 38% | 20-21 | 95% | — |
Markus Howard —
Vlatko Čančar —
JaVale McGee —
Bol Bol —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 24:04 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +5 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 14:25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Reggie Jackson | 30:09 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 28:48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| Patrick Patterson | 7:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Rajon Rondo | 30:13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Luke Kennard | 4:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 30:17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Nicolas Batum | 19:06 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Terance Mann | 13:16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Paul George | 37:36 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-21 | 24% | 3-8 | 38% | 7-11 | 64% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 36-83 | 43% | 14-34 | 41% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Yogi Ferrell —
Daniel Oturu —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/80 (49%)
Paint
21/36 (58%)
Mid
10/17 (59%)
3PT
12/33 (36%)
RA 56%ATB3 26%Paint 67%Corner 3 60%Mid 50%
LAC36/83 (43%)
Paint
17/34 (50%)
Mid
7/21 (33%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 58%ATB3 39%Mid 31%Corner 3 46%Paint 30%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Ivica Zubac
defended Nikola Jokić
8.0 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Nicolas Batum
held JaMychal Green
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Rajon Rondo
vs Shaquille Harrison
3.3 min • 4 pts • 100%
| LAC Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | PJ Dozier | Shaquille Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4m 5pts 25% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Kawhi Leonard | 6.7m 5pts 33% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 6.9m 8pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | — | — | 5.6m 6pts 40% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Rajon Rondo | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 3.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 4pts 100% |
| Ivica Zubac | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0m 3pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Batum | — | — | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Terance Mann | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| DeMarcus Cousins | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 7pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Patrick Patterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Luke Kennard | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 4.0m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 5pts 40% | 3.4m 14pts 71% | 3.4m 16pts 50% | 2.9m 3pts 20% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = DEN leads
LAC Largest Lead
11
Q1 4:11
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q3 11:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 6:01 – Q1 7:28
+9 → +3
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 6:01 – Q1 7:59
+9 → +1
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 3:53 – Q2 5:27
-3 → -8
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 3:06 – Q3 5:31
0 → -8