⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:43 · DEN 22-9 LAL
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:18 · DEN 131-126 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:33 · DEN 124-118 LAL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · DEN 125-121 LAL
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DEN 131-126 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:53 · DEN 124-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · DEN 124-118 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · DEN 131-126 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
