⏱️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 second 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
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · LAL 89-89 DEN
- Winner
Andrew Bynum hit a layup, Derek Fisher with the assist
Q4 1:52 · LAL 91-89 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:23 · LAL 92-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:03 · LAL 80-81 DEN
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 91-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAL 91-89 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:40 · LAL 84-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · LAL 91-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · LAL 91-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
