⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:04 · LAL 26-22 DEN
- Steal
Luke Walton stole it from Nene Hilario
Q4 2:58 · LAL 102-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · LAL 104-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw
Q4 1:31 · LAL 104-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 104-109 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:08 · LAL 86-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario bad pass
Q4 2:58 · LAL 102-105 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · LAL 104-107 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith turnover
Q4 1:08 · LAL 104-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
