⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+20Q143-18
-2Q229-29
+4Q335-29
+4Q423-19
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 25-16 off them
Key battles
26Offensive rebounds8
12Steals4
44%Three-point accuracy23%
8Threes made3
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 12 | Blocks | 10 |
