⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-3Q132-29
0Q228-28
+14Q331-18
-3Q428-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
3Steals8
17Turnovers10
47%Three-point accuracy35%
56%Shooting from the field43%
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
