⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-12 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:55 · DEN 58-54 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 8:56 · DEN 78-63 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 4:54 · DEN 93-69 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:21 · DEN 35-37 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
