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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 32 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 115 |
 Clippers | 34 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 103 |
DENTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8250.0% | 14-3342.4% | 19-2576.0% | 43 | 24 | 10 |
| LAC | 41-8747.1% | 10-2934.5% | 11-1478.6% | 43 | 20 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets115| 39 | 24 | 8-17 | 4-7 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.7 | |||||
| 32 | 22 | 9-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +13 | +3.9 | ||||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.8 | |||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.6 | |||||
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| 25 | 9 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +7 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.5 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +4.5 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 41-8250.0% | 14-3342.4% | 43 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 19-2576.0% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 9 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Christian Braun, Davon Reed, Ish Smith and Jack White (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers103| 38 | 24 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | −15 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | |||||
| 30 | 16 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −16 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −4.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 18 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0 | +6 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.6 | ||||
| Team | 103 | 41-8747.1% | 10-2934.5% | 43 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 11-1478.6% | 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 46 points on 18 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Amir Coffey and Reggie Jackson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets115Clippers103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points (14 in the paint), and the Denver Nuggets went on a 14-4 run in the third quarter to beat the LA Clippers 115-103 for their fifth straight win.
The Clippers led 72-70 with 5:09 left in the third quarter. Aaron Gordon’s free throw put the Nuggets ahead for good with 4:22 left in the quarter. They took an 84-76 lead with 1:26 left in the quarter.
The Clippers got within 94-92 on Robert Covington’s tip-in with 7:55 to play, but Jamal Murray answered with a 3-pointer, and the Clippers got no closer.
Murray had 24 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds.
The Nuggets shot 50.0% from the field and 42.4% from 3 to the Clippers’ 47.1% and 34.5%. They outscored the Clippers 25-12 on the fast break.
Denver NuggetsLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
96 points from the field on 82 shots: 6.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-24 | 70.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-26 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Batum | 22 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Terance Mann | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| John Wall | 5 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 25 | 11 | 4-7 | +4 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| John Wall | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Nicolas Batum | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 5-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 24 | 0 | 0-0 | −7 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Terance Mann | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Ivica Zubac | 6 | 7 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Hyland 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 11:06
13.9%
43→29
Wall 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Morris Sr. 1 AST)
Q3 5:09
13.2%
49→62
Leonard 2' Driving Dunk (20 PTS) (Wall 2 AST)
Q3 2:05
12.5%
21→34
Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 7:31
12.3%
40→27
Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST)
Q3 3:09
11.1%
49→37
