⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:15 · DEN 31-26 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 10:56 · DEN 45-31 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses technical free throw
Q1 10:02 · DEN 3-6 LAL
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:26 · DEN 10-10 LAL
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · DEN 67-54 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:15 · DEN 59-51 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Metta World Peace technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 11:37 · DEN 0-2 LAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 7:26 · DEN 10-10 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DEN 67-54 LAL
📊The numbers
| DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
