⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 24 from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:37 · LAL 10-4 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:40 · LAL 89-81 DEN
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 2:10 · LAL 89-85 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 2:10 · LAL 89-85 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:25 · LAL 89-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Facundo Campazzo offensive foul
Q4 2:06 · LAL 89-85 DEN
- Turnover
Facundo Campazzo turnover
Q4 2:06 · LAL 89-85 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
