⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q132-25
-1Q237-32
+7Q334-21
-11Q429-36
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy58%
40Assists18
4Threes made7
24Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 40 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
