⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
15Blocks4
11Free throws made20
11Fast break points19
64Points in the paint44
🏀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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 7:07 · LAL 93-72 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:31 · LAL 45-36 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:11 · LAL 71-60 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:07 · LAL 58-47 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 15 | Blocks | 4 |
