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Thursday, May 21, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 106–103.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Nuggets106
Lakers103
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +3
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Nuggets-Lakers

Carmelo Anthony scores 34, Denver rallies past Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 32 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1-1+3DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23312626106
Lakers31242622103
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34DEN34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18, 27DEN27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32LAL32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 13, 5, 13, 7, 15, 6, 20LAL20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 106Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets23312626106
Lakers31242622103
The story
Chauncey Billups had 27 points as Denver beat Los Angeles 106-103

Trevor Ariza led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 31-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −8−1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.8Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34Nuggets-Lakers · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32Lakers-Nuggets · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18, 27Nuggets-Lakers · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 8, 13, 5, 13, 7, 15, 6, 20Lakers-Nuggets · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 22, 13, 30, 16, 14, 21, 13, 17Lakers-Nuggets · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Linas KleizaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 13, 14, 0, 4, 0, 7, 0, 16Nuggets-Lakers · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers6