⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:54 · DEN 14-11 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 6:05 · DEN 82-70 LAL
- Winner
Nene Hilario hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · DEN 109-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake offensive foul (Luke Walton draws the foul)
Q4 2:48 · DEN 107-105 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Blake turnover
Q4 2:48 · DEN 107-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · DEN 109-108 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:23 · DEN 70-68 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 6:15 · DEN 104-105 LAL
- Ties it
Ronny Turiaf hit a dunk, Luke Walton with the assist
Q4 2:33 · DEN 107-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · DEN 107-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · DEN 110-108 LAL
- Turnover
Luke Walton bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DEN 115-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
