⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine- Went cold from three, three of nineteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:16 · LAL 90-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:58 · LAL 58-63 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:44 · LAL 47-59 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q3 3:58 · LAL 58-63 DEN
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 96-98 DEN
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 96-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
