⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:36 · LAL 23-15 DEN
- Ties it
Anthony Davis hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · LAL 111-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - LeBron James and Aaron Gordon
Q2 8:34 · LAL 43-36 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a driving layup
Q4 0:51 · LAL 111-113 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:06 · LAL 102-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · LAL 107-111 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:13 · LAL 109-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
