⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 6:15 · DEN 31-13 LAL
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 2:26 · DEN 104-103 LAL
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 0:03 · DEN 110-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:00 · DEN 99-99 LAL
- Turnover
Marcus Camby turnover
OT 4:58 · DEN 99-99 LAL
- Turnover
Francisco Elson lost ball
OT 4:22 · DEN 99-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a driving dunk
OT 4:18 · DEN 99-101 LAL
- Go-ahead
Devean George hit a layup
OT 2:47 · DEN 102-103 LAL
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 1:43 · DEN 106-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kwame Brown traveling
OT 4:45 · DEN 99-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
