⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 20-6 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- A 19-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:33 · DEN 19-12 LAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 24
Q1 2:47 · DEN 38-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 1:45 · DEN 97-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Timofey Mozgov out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · DEN 86-78 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 9:34 · DEN 41-26 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DEN 86-78 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
