⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 35- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:45 · DEN 30-19 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:09 · DEN 89-76 LAL
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:48 · DEN 102-88 LAL
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:48 · DEN 102-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:24 · DEN 46-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:11 · DEN 85-71 LAL
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses technical free throw
Q4 7:09 · DEN 89-76 LAL
- Flagrant
Andrew Bynum flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
Q4 6:11 · DEN 91-79 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
