⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Kyle Kuzma stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 1:01 · LAL 115-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · LAL 115-110 DEN
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · LAL 120-114 DEN
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAL 120-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 1:39 · LAL 115-110 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 1:39 · LAL 115-110 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:01 · LAL 115-110 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
