⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 35
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:06 · DEN 24-25 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:34 · DEN 64-64 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 4:27 · DEN 90-95 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap offensive foul
Q4 0:15 · DEN 96-103 LAL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 96-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:54 · DEN 5-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:08 · DEN 96-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · DEN 96-97 LAL
- Turnover
Alex Caruso offensive foul
Q4 0:42 · DEN 96-102 LAL
- Turnover
Alex Caruso turnover
Q4 0:42 · DEN 96-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
