⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+11Q138-28
-3Q223-28
-13Q317-32
+11Q426-16
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- They went cold, four of fifteen from three
- Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 33
Key battles
12Threes made4
10Steals4
39Free throws made21
43%Three-point accuracy27%
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
