⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-14Q113-27
-1Q222-22
+3Q320-17
-8Q413-23
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy58%
14Assists27
10Turnovers18
43Rebounds69
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
