⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:09 · LAL 14-11 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 2:06 · LAL 87-76 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q4 9:33 · LAL 81-76 DEN
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 4:31 · LAL 91-85 DEN
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:59 · LAL 96-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:59 · LAL 96-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:33 · LAL 81-76 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
