⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:52 · DEN 72-68 LAL
- Steal
Will Barton stole it from Brandon Ingram
Q4 2:02 · DEN 107-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton discontinued dribble turnover
Q4 3:17 · DEN 102-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 2:24 · DEN 106-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:39 · DEN 42-45 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · DEN 98-98 LAL
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · DEN 105-100 LAL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · DEN 107-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 6 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 21 |
| 19 | Blocks | 24 |
