⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q3 1:54 · LAL 97-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · LAL 113-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
