⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 35 from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 27
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:26 · DEN 28-24 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 4:14 · DEN 74-71 LAL
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:04 · DEN 108-106 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:21 · DEN 6-11 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 9:50 · DEN 34-41 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:00 · DEN 87-89 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
