⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 39
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:43 · DEN 30-23 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:39 · DEN 64-50 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:12 · DEN 87-71 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
