⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+8Q128-23
+6Q233-25
-1Q330-32
+1Q428-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
Key battles
2Blocks4
72Points in the paint52
8Fast break points12
15Free throws made21
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:42 · LAL 77-70 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
