⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, fourteen of 42
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:23 · LAL 12-7 DEN
- Lead
Deandre Ayton hit a two point shot
OT 4:13 · LAL 120-118 DEN
- Go-ahead
Marcus Smart hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
OT 0:30 · LAL 125-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass turnover
Q4 1:37 · LAL 109-109 DEN
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:54 · LAL 111-112 DEN
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:20 · LAL 120-118 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:56 · LAL 87-90 DEN
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 22-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:31 · LAL 113-115 DEN
- Go-ahead
Aaron Gordon hit a 26-foot three step back jumper
OT 0:47 · LAL 122-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 1:41 · LAL 109-109 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 111-112 DEN
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 113-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
