⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-1Q122-24
+7Q224-19
-4Q323-28
+4Q417-16
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
3Steals10
9Points off turnovers17
8Offensive rebounds14
8Threes made6
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
