⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:33 · DEN 36-28 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:57 · DEN 105-102 LAL
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:29 · DEN 107-102 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Luke Walton.
Q4 0:55 · DEN 109-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:48 · DEN 98-98 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:13 · DEN 109-112 LAL
- Winner
Kareem Rush made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Q4 0:03 · DEN 109-112 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 3:29 · DEN 102-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · DEN 107-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · DEN 107-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
