⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+15Q134-20
-3Q219-24
-1Q325-25
+11Q434-23
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
Key battles
18Fast break points7
25%Three-point accuracy13%
24Points off turnovers14
15Offensive rebounds10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 4:54 · LAL 43-36 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
