⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:05 · DEN 59-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eduardo Najera flagrant foul type 1 (Sasha Vujacic draws the foul)
Q2 9:47 · DEN 27-30 LAL
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:32 · DEN 61-78 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:47 · DEN 42-51 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q3 2:32 · DEN 61-78 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
