⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-3Q125-25
-6Q225-26
-7Q323-26
-16Q418-30
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy59%
3Threes made10
14Offensive rebounds7
9Fast break points6
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
