⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:41 · LAL 45-36 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 10:45 · LAL 71-52 DEN
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 2:19 · LAL 95-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Ebanks turnover
Q4 3:00 · LAL 95-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:37 · LAL 14-13 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:54 · LAL 92-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · LAL 38-36 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 2:19 · LAL 95-91 DEN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried lost ball
Q4 0:58 · LAL 100-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
