⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 4:03 · DEN 73-71 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 2:56 · DEN 96-97 LAL
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 2:25 · DEN 96-100 LAL
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
Q4 2:25 · DEN 96-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:56 · DEN 96-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 3:25 · DEN 93-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · DEN 96-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DEN 101-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
