⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:16 · DEN 16-10 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:27 · DEN 27-16 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 0:40 · DEN 37-20 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:28 · DEN 115-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:58 · DEN 63-58 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:58 · DEN 87-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q4 2:28 · DEN 115-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
