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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 34 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 98 |
 Nuggets | 26 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 111 |
LACTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 32-7841.0% | 10-2737.0% | 24-2788.9% | 37 | 20 | 13 |
| DEN | 40-7454.1% | 12-2548.0% | 19-2770.4% | 41 | 26 | 14 |
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 Nuggets111| 42 | 16 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 0 | +9 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 41 | 21 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | +14 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 40 | 34 | 13-22 | 4-6 | 4-5 | +9 | +11.5 | ||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 20 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.3 | |||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.3 | ||||
| 16 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +3.7 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.0 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 111 | 40-7454.1% | 12-2548.0% | 41 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 19-2770.4% | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Bol Bol and Troy Daniels (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers98| 41 | 25 | 8-18 | 3-5 | 6-7 | −1 | +5.6 | ||||||||
| 39 | 33 | 9-21 | 4-9 | 11-11 | −23 | +8.8 | ||||||||
| 30 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.1 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +3.1 | ||||
| 20 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.3 | |||||
| 20 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.8 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −3.7 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||
| Team | 98 | 32-7841.0% | 10-2737.0% | 37 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 24-2788.9% | 9 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets111Clippers98ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 34 points and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the LA Clippers 111-98 to force Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The Nuggets trailed 63-47 at halftime and 68-49 with 10:10 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Clippers 62-30 the rest of the way.
Jamal Murray scored 21 points (12 in the paint) on 9 for 13 shooting.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 33 points and 5 steals, and Kawhi Leonard added 25 points and 8 rebounds.
The Nuggets shot 54.1% from the field and 48.0% from 3 to the Clippers’ 41.0% and 37.0%. Patrick Beverley fouled out.
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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (3rd quarter, 9:57 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
92 points from the field on 74 shots: 15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-21 | 71.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 46 | 13 | 6-12 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Paul George | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 24 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Patrick Beverley | 18 | 3 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Paul George | 10 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Landry Shamet | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Lou Williams | 17 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Paul George | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Landry Shamet | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
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Highest Leverage Moments
Harris 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
Q4 4:47
16.1%
77→93
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Harris 3 AST)
Q4 6:59
14.9%
62→77
Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
Q4 8:53
14.4%
56→71
Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
Q4 8:14
13.6%
68→82
Craig 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
Q4 11:00
13.6%
53→66
