⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 8:42 · LAL 93-91 DEN
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:59 · LAL 99-99 DEN
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 0:45 · LAL 101-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · LAL 95-95 DEN
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
Q4 3:14 · LAL 96-97 DEN
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:15 · LAL 101-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:25 · LAL 53-52 DEN
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · LAL 99-100 DEN
- Winner
Kenyon Martin hit a layup, Nene Hilario with the assist
Q4 0:29 · LAL 101-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 3:45 · LAL 95-97 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 1:00 · LAL 99-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · LAL 103-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
