⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:25 · DEN 12-7 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 5:48 · DEN 65-55 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 5:54 · DEN 100-81 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Kelly flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q4 6:54 · DEN 117-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
