⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:06 · LAL 27-21 DEN
- Steal
Jeremy Lin stole it from Arron Afflalo
OT 4:15 · LAL 86-86 DEN
- Lead
Jeremy Lin hit a 9-foot jumper
OT 4:00 · LAL 88-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · LAL 85-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:40 · LAL 88-88 DEN
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:40 · LAL 88-88 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:09 · LAL 31-38 DEN
- Ties it
Ty Lawson hit a 15-foot two point shot
OT 3:00 · LAL 88-88 DEN
- Lead
Timofey Mozgov hit a two point shot
OT 2:15 · LAL 88-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Timofey Mozgov traveling
Q4 2:20 · LAL 85-82 DEN
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari traveling
Q4 0:00 · LAL 86-86 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
OT 4:15 · LAL 86-86 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
