⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- Lead
Jamal Murray hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:57 · DEN 119-116 LAL
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 24-foot threeer
Q4 0:06 · DEN 129-126 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:48 · DEN 131-126 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:22 · DEN 115-114 LAL
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · DEN 123-122 LAL
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 0:55 · DEN 123-124 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · DEN 2-8 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:03 · DEN 102-105 LAL
- Go-ahead
Austin Reaves hit a two point shot
Q4 1:04 · DEN 123-124 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:06 · DEN 113-113 LAL
- Turnover
Austin Reaves lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · DEN 119-116 LAL
- Turnover
Shake Milton bad pass
Q4 0:04 · DEN 129-126 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
