⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth 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
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 27-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:37 · LAL 39-31 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried step out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:56 · LAL 83-78 DEN
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari lost ball
Q4 3:59 · LAL 83-78 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · LAL 87-80 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 14 | Blocks | 9 |