⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, sixteen 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 4:51 · LAL 32-22 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:22 · LAL 40-28 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 8:58 · LAL 56-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses technical free throw
Q2 6:15 · LAL 52-32 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:01 · LAL 70-54 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:20 · LAL 50-32 DEN
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:20 · LAL 52-32 DEN
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:15 · LAL 52-32 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Steals | 20 |
| 27 | Blocks | 15 |
