⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+14Q129-18
-16Q218-33
-4Q315-20
+12Q425-15
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
1Steals8
16Turnovers6
8Blocks3
64Rebounds47
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
