⏱️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.
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
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 5
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:48 · DEN 20-16 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:26 · DEN 47-36 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 2:34 · DEN 99-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:30 · DEN 85-88 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 1:36 · DEN 92-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:30 · DEN 50-50 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 1-foot two point shot, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 2:47 · DEN 88-90 LAL
- Steal
Andrew Bynum stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 1:36 · DEN 92-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 4:28 · DEN 85-84 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:21 · DEN 92-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DEN 96-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
