⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:48 · LAL 42-45 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:00 · LAL 116-118 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAL 120-122 DEN
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 121-125 DEN
- Turnover
Nick Young steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · LAL 121-127 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:57 · LAL 23-38 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:37 · LAL 100-110 DEN
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:24 · LAL 111-116 DEN
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 120-124 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
