⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:50 · LAL 9-4 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:22 · LAL 110-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 3:49 · LAL 110-117 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
