⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 30- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:45 · DEN 54-46 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DEN 91-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DEN 91-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:26 · DEN 70-70 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
