⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 68
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:46 · LAL 15-8 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:42 · LAL 99-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:10 · LAL 91-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · LAL 95-90 DEN
- Turnover
Metta World Peace lost ball
Q4 0:18 · LAL 103-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:41 · LAL 43-39 DEN
- Steal
Al Harrington stole it from Metta World Peace
Q4 0:18 · LAL 103-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q4 2:24 · LAL 94-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
