⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 11:30 · DEN 77-102 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:58 · DEN 102-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Anderson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q2 9:15 · DEN 25-31 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 5:11 · DEN 35-57 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q2 2:23 · DEN 36-66 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 9:15 · DEN 24-31 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
