⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 39-11 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:50 · DEN 29-35 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:23 · DEN 62-63 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Julian Strawther flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:37 · DEN 18-27 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 10:40 · DEN 62-73 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 4:46 · DEN 97-123 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 3:37 · DEN 18-28 LAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 12:00 · DEN 54-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
