2024 Nuggets-Lakers Games All Feel The Same.

April 28, 2024

Lakers dominate the first half with better defense and huge AD performances, before they run out of gas and the Nuggets claw their way back. That's been the story so far, 4 games into the Nuggets-Lakers series (except for game 4). I want to use the game logs to see what the scoring timeline looks like, and if the data backs up the idea that "every game is the same".

Games 1 and 3 look really similar, and so do 2 and 4, with the exception of the Nuggs' huge surge in the last 8 minutes of game 2, so yeah, the story looks pretty consistent. Hopefully the Nuggets can close the series out in game 5 and show why they're the defending champs.

Edit: Well, the Nuggets did close out the series in game 5, but it was a lot closer than I hoped - back-and-forth all the way until another Jamal Murray game-winner.