⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:44 · LAL 85-91 DEN
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 1:23 · LAL 85-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:01 · LAL 45-38 DEN
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 4:09 · LAL 83-85 DEN
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 3:34 · LAL 83-87 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 4:22 · LAL 83-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton traveling
Q4 2:51 · LAL 83-89 DEN
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:44 · LAL 85-91 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:50 · LAL 87-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
