⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 7
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their five, and outscored them 20-8 off them
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:34 · DEN 71-57 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul
Q4 1:33 · DEN 102-110 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:00 · DEN 37-35 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:03 · DEN 80-77 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q4 8:27 · DEN 96-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:17 · DEN 103-111 LAL
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · DEN 105-112 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:12 · DEN 107-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
