⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+7Q129-19
+12Q235-19
-2Q334-31
+7Q433-23
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 34
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
Key battles
9Threes made3
27Points off turnovers13
8Blocks3
15Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
