⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 45 free throws to their 31
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
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 93-92 LAL
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 92-92 LAL
- Lead
J.R. Smith hit a 11-foot jumper
Q4 1:30 · DEN 95-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · DEN 52-47 LAL
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q3 6:30 · DEN 62-58 LAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:36 · DEN 95-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:07 · DEN 52-52 LAL
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DEN 93-93 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:08 · DEN 95-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
Q4 2:06 · DEN 93-92 LAL
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 2:06 · DEN 93-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · DEN 93-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
