⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:30 · DEN 74-74 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:21 · DEN 90-83 LAL
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 1:38 · DEN 101-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:21 · DEN 99-94 LAL
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 0:29 · DEN 103-99 LAL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 106-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 0:46 · DEN 27-36 LAL
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 0:29 · DEN 103-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
D'Angelo Russell flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:56 · DEN 20-23 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 1:38 · DEN 101-96 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · DEN 108-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
