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Friday, May 29, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Lakers119
Nuggets92
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +27
On this day · 2007–08May 29, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Lakers-Nuggets

Kobe Bryant goes for 35 in Lakers win over Denver

Pau Gasol goes for 20 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+13+16+27LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25283036119
Nuggets2020272592
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35LAL35 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20LAL20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34, 21, 15, 31, 25DEN25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 19, 18, 8, 3, 10, 24, 7, 24DEN24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 119Nuggets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25283036119
Nuggets2020272592
The story
Lamar Odom had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 119-92

JR Smith led Denver with 24 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +5+13+16+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.3Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.3 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35Lakers-Nuggets · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34, 21, 15, 31, 25Nuggets-Lakers · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 19, 18, 8, 3, 10, 24, 7, 24Nuggets-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20Lakers-Nuggets · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 8, 6, 7, 10, 8, 5, 19, 20Lakers-Nuggets · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 7, 15, 6, 20, 16, 3, 12, 17Lakers-Nuggets · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets4