⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:08 · DEN 69-68 LAL
- Lead
Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 3:47 · DEN 90-89 LAL
- Go-ahead
Marcus Camby made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Miller.
OT 2:30 · DEN 92-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Buckner Double Dribble
Q4 0:32 · DEN 89-88 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass
OT 4:22 · DEN 89-89 LAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Foul. Devean George gains possession.
OT 3:15 · DEN 90-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft jumper.
OT 2:54 · DEN 90-91 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft jumper.
OT 2:09 · DEN 92-93 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made 24 ft jumper.
OT 0:00 · DEN 97-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Foul. Marcus Camby gains possession.
Q4 2:21 · DEN 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Turnover
Q4 2:21 · DEN 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Marcus Camby.
OT 0:56 · DEN 94-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
