⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-1Q129-33
-12Q217-29
0Q325-21
+2Q432-28
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three
Key battles
31%Three-point accuracy56%
8Threes made14
25Assists31
45%Shooting from the field53%
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
