⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their ten
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 10:14 · LAL 70-65 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 4:05 · LAL 79-69 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:07 · LAL 106-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 1:08 · LAL 114-113 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:28 · LAL 54-61 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 0:41 · LAL 81-85 DEN
- Steal
Kenneth Faried stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 1:08 · LAL 114-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:42 · LAL 110-111 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · LAL 116-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
