⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:38 · DEN 23-23 LAL
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:52 · DEN 87-91 LAL
- Steal
Ty Lawson stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 0:37 · DEN 87-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 0:47 · DEN 87-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 0:47 · DEN 87-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:36 · DEN 85-89 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:52 · DEN 87-91 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 0:37 · DEN 87-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
