⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 11:37 · DEN 29-19 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 0:41 · DEN 74-63 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 2:25 · DEN 90-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dahntay Jones double technical foul
Q1 9:56 · DEN 6-2 LAL
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 3:15 · DEN 81-74 LAL
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · DEN 82-74 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
