⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 1:30 · DEN 40-28 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 4:41 · DEN 63-43 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic traveling
Q4 4:37 · DEN 93-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:42 · DEN 64-53 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:56 · DEN 70-68 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Louis Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 5:37 · DEN 16-17 LAL
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DEN 102-108 LAL
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DEN 102-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
