⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 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, 48 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 10:16 · LAL 41-36 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 1:22 · LAL 63-65 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:25 · LAL 69-78 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 6:07 · LAL 90-116 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 37 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
