| Final - 5.27.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 25 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 94 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 103 |
Preview of Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Can the Lakers build on their Game 5 effort, or will we get a repeat of Game 4? Do the Nuggets have the composure to do the right things when the pressure is on?
An in-depth analysis of Game Five of the Lakers-Nuggets series, featuring Robert Horry and his vintage high-top fade, and absolutely no discussion of officiating YAYYYY.
REWIND: Denver Nuggets 94, LA Lakers 103 (Lakers lead 3-2) PREVIEW: Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers (Magic lead 3-1): 5:30pm PST on TNT
Game 5 was a true team effort, and it was driven by ferocious defense and a monster rebounding effort in the fourth quarter. Kobe Bryant was masterful, but Gasol, Odom, Bynum, Fisher, and Brown made it easy for him.
So let's start today's round up with a note on DC and PAA. Ever the team leader DC is talking up his fellow Ben Ball warrior - PAA - for the upcoming NBA draft: I know a lot of people are...
LeBron getting knocked out before the Finals? Looks likely. The Magic took a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 116-114 OT win over the Cavs. Today's game, Denver @ Los Angeles may just determine who wins the series.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 25 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 94 |
| LA Lakers | 25 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 103 |
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 40 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 12-13 | 4-0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3-0 | 31 |
| Kenyon Martin | 36 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Nene Hilario | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-1 | 4 |
| Dahntay Jones | 15 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Chauncey Billups | 39 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-0 | 12 |
| J.R. Smith | 29 | 3-13 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Chris Andersen | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-1 | 2 |
| Anthony Carter | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Linas Kleiza | 19 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Steven Hunter | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Johan Petro | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jason Hart | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Renaldo Balkman | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sonny Weems | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-83 | 7-24 | 23-30 | 43-14 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 30-2 | 94 | |
| .386 | .292 | .767 | Team Reb: 12 | Total TO: 2 (14 pts) | |||||||
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 32 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Pau Gasol | 45 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Andrew Bynum | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Kobe Bryant | 44 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 5-1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3-0 | 22 |
| Derek Fisher | 27 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 12 |
| Lamar Odom | 32 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 4-7 | 14-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Jordan Farmar | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Luke Walton | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Shannon Brown | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Josh Powell | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Adam Morrison | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Sun Yue | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 37-76 | 3-16 | 26-35 | 42-10 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 22-2 | 103 | |
| .487 | .188 | .743 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 1 (20 pts) | |||||||
