⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:30 · LAL 47-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:11 · LAL 114-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 8:21 · LAL 67-68 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:39 · LAL 103-94 DEN
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:37 · LAL 104-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
