⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · LAL 9-0 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 5:57 · LAL 33-16 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q1 0:35 · LAL 53-29 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q2 5:05 · LAL 69-53 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 10:48 · LAL 107-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:32 · LAL 116-108 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
