⏱️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 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:22 · LAL 67-74 DEN
- Ties it
Austin Reaves hit a 26-foot three jumper, Taurean Prince with the assist
Q4 2:18 · LAL 104-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · LAL 100-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:23 · LAL 2-10 DEN
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 26-foot threeer, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 1:56 · LAL 104-107 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 1:56 · LAL 104-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · LAL 98-100 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · LAL 98-100 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:20 · LAL 106-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
