⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:15 · LAL 26-14 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 10:57 · LAL 54-39 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:09 · LAL 58-48 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
