⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
Q4 0:00 · LAL 101-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devean George Traveling
Q4 4:07 · LAL 94-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:04 · LAL 99-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:04 · LAL 99-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:52 · LAL 90-84 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:51 · LAL 99-99 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · LAL 99-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:26 · LAL 15-16 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · LAL 97-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:15 · LAL 99-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
