⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 7:11 · DEN 48-44 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q4 10:57 · DEN 101-95 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 4:37 · DEN 114-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:33 · DEN 85-89 LAL
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:36 · DEN 114-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:00 · DEN 30-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:22 · DEN 101-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kobe Bryant defensive goaltending
Q4 4:37 · DEN 105-105 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 4:18 · DEN 105-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
