⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 10
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third 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 took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 10:11 · DEN 73-70 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 8:25 · DEN 95-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DEN 115-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DEN 115-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:10 · DEN 23-27 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:09 · DEN 57-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anthony Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)
Q2 3:25 · DEN 47-49 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:35 · DEN 100-94 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
