⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:50 · DEN 54-48 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 8:04 · DEN 73-59 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 9:26 · DEN 98-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario Double Technical Foul. Brian Grant gains possession.
Q3 3:48 · DEN 76-61 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jumaine Jones Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:24 · DEN 64-59 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
