⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- Ties it
Danilo Gallinari hit a 20-foot jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 1:06 · DEN 86-86 LAL
- Steal
Danilo Gallinari stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:01 · DEN 88-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · DEN 82-84 LAL
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · DEN 82-84 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Miller offensive goaltending
Q4 0:40 · DEN 86-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Winner
Ramon Sessions hit a three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:48 · DEN 86-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · DEN 84-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · DEN 84-86 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DEN 88-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
