⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:29 · LAL 64-62 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 2:18 · LAL 96-88 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:13 · LAL 112-95 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 8:46 · LAL 46-47 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 6:34 · LAL 48-57 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:01 · LAL 66-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:11 · LAL 32-32 DEN
- Flagrant
Davon Reed flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:47 · LAL 77-84 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
