⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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
- Steal
Sasha Vujacic stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:58 · LAL 109-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:30 · LAL 96-89 DEN
- Technical
Kobe Bryant double technical foul
Q4 4:30 · LAL 96-89 DEN
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:30 · LAL 99-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:41 · LAL 11-16 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 10:27 · LAL 15-27 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:49 · LAL 49-49 DEN
- Flagrant
J.R. Smith flagrant foul type 1 (Luke Walton draws the foul)
Q4 11:23 · LAL 82-71 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:58 · LAL 109-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
