⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 3:34 · LAL 85-75 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q4 4:18 · LAL 114-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:15 · LAL 63-68 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
