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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 44 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 110 |
 Clippers | 25 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 101 |
DENTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-9145.1% | 15-4037.5% | 13-1776.5% | 45 | 18 | 12 |
| LAC | 36-8840.9% | 9-3228.1% | 20-2969.0% | 52 | 20 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets110| 40 | 5 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0 | 3-4 | +15 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 40 | 27 | 10-21 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 26 | 10-17 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +18 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +0.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +5.8 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | ||||||
| Team | 110 | 41-9145.1% | 15-4037.5% | 45 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 13-1776.5% | 14 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, Troy Daniels and PJ Dozier (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers101| 42 | 22 | 7-19 | 4-10 | 4-5 | −5 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| 39 | 13 | 4-17 | 0-3 | 5-7 | −16 | −2.7 | ||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.0 | |||||
| 20 | 15 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +5.0 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 13 | 6-16 | 0-6 | 0 | 1-1 | +9 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | |||||
| 18 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0 | −2 | +1.9 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.1 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 101 | 36-8840.9% | 9-3228.1% | 52 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20-2969.0% | 19 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Rodney McGruder and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets110Clippers101ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 27 points (11 in the first quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the LA Clippers 110-101 to even the Western Conference semifinals 1-1.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 23.
Nikola Jokić had 26 points (15 in the first quarter), 18 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Michael Porter Jr. added 11 points off the bench.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 22 points and 8 rebounds. The Clippers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nuggets shot 45.1% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Clippers’ 40.9% and 28.1%. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Clippers 66-50 in 27 minutes together.
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).
97 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-23 | 60.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-18 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-30 | 36.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 28 | 10 | 4-10 | +2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 19 | 11 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Patrick Beverley | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Lou Williams | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 28 | 16 | 6-9 | +7 |
| JaMychal Green | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 38 | 3 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Paul George | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| JaMychal Green | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
George 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Leonard 6 AST)
Q4 8:36
11.4%
18→29
Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q4 7:29
9.7%
21→11
George Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Q2 11:20
9.2%
11→20
Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q1 2:51
9.0%
30→21
Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (26 PTS)
Q4 8:12
8.1%
29→21
