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2009 NBA Semifinals round - Series 1084.
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers
Schedule and 2008-09 Results
Regular Season Records: L.A. Lakers 65-17, Denver 54-28
Game 1 on Tuesday, 19 May: Denver loses at L.A. Lakers, 105-pts-103
Game 2 on Thursday, 21 May: Denver wins at L.A. Lakers, 106-pts-103
Game 3 on Saturday, 23 May: L.A. Lakers win at Denver, 103-pts-97
Game 4 on Monday, 25 May: L.A. Lakers lose at Denver, 120-pts-101
Game 5 on Wednesday, 27 May: Denver loses at L.A. Lakers, 103-pts-94
Game 6 on Friday, 29 May: L.A. Lakers win at Denver, 119-pts-92
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 6: The Los Angeles Lakers visited and defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-pts-92 for a 4-games-2 MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 victory. With the series 1084 victory, the Los Angeles Lakers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 61-28 overall and 24-5 in the NBA Semifinals. With the series 1084 loss, the Denver Nuggets see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 4-13 overall and 0-3 in the NBA Semifinals. The win order for the victorious Denver Nuggets in series 1084 was WLWLWW: Series 1084 thus becomes the fifth NBA Semifinals series, the 22nd NBA series (all rounds), and the 37th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow this win order to series completion. The Denver Nuggets now have a 0-9 best-of-7 NBA playoff series record upon having lost Game 1 of such a series, having fallen below the Chicago Cubs (0-8 upon losing Game 1 of a best-of-7 MLB playoff series) but still better than the Atlanta Hawks (0-16 upon losing Game 1 of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series).
After Game 5: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 back in Los Angeles, the host Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 103-pts-94 to take a 3-games-2 series lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 26-4 series record and a 17-13 Game 6 record; when trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets have a 0-5 series record and a 1-4 Game 6 record. Series 1084 Game 5 was the 2236th best-of-7 format NBA playoff game, but the first in which both teams were tied after the first, second, and third quarters.
After Game 4: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 120-pts-101 to tie MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers have an 18-7 series record and a 19-6 Game 5 record, while the Denver Nuggets have a 0-2 series record and a 0-2 Game 5 record. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through the 2009 Quarterfinals, when a team such as Los Angeles wins Game 1, loses Game 2, wins Game 3, and loses Game 4 with Games 1-2 at home and Games 3-4 on the road and irrespective of round, its series record is 22-4 with an active six-series winning streak, and its Game 5 record is 22-4 with an active eight-Game 5 winning streak.
After Game 3: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 in Denver for Games 3 and 4, the visiting Los Angeles Lakers surmounted an eight-point deficit after the third quarter to defeat the host Denver Nuggets 103-pts-97, thereby taking a 2-games-1 series lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 35-5 series record and a 23-17 Game 4 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a 0-8 series record and a 1-7 Game 4 record. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series games from 1947 through the 2009 NBA Quarterfinals, teams such as Los Angeles which trailed by eight points on the road after three quarters had a 15-71 (.174) game record.
After Game 2: The Denver Nuggets visited and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 106-pts-103 to tie MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 21-12 series record and a 21-12 Game 3 record, while the Denver Nuggets have a 0-6 series record and a 1-5 Game 3 record. The sum of the margins of victory in the first two games of series 1084 was five points: That is the lowest such sum in the NBA Semifinals since 2003, when it was four points after two games in series 900 (with the New Jersey Nets having taken a 2-games-nil lead over the Detroit Pistons).
After Game 1: The Los Angeles Lakers hosted and defeated the Denver Nuggets 105-pts-103 to take a 1-game-nil lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Lakers have a 50-7 series record and a 38-19 Game 2 record; when trailing such a series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a 0-8 series record and a 2-6 Game 2 record. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through the 2009 Quarterfinals, inclusive, teams such as the Lakers which win Game 1 on their home court by two points have a 10-4 (.714) series record. Series 1084 becomes the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Game 1 final score was 105-pts-103: In series 1072 (in the 2009 NBA Preliminary round), the Chicago Bulls defeated the Celtics in Boston 105-pts-103 in Game 1 en route to a series loss in seven games.
Pre-series assessment: In the 2008-09 regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers finished eleven games ahead of the Denver Nuggets. From 1947 through the 2009 NBA Quarterfinals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 11 regular-season games, they have posted a 17-4 (.810) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents, with an active ten-series winning streak. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1084 is the 17th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Denver, and the 89th for the Los Angeles Lakers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Denver has a 4-12 series record, a 0-2 Semifinals-round series record, and an 8-8 Game 1 record, while the Los Angeles Lakers have a 60-28 series record, a 23-5 Semifinals-round record, and a 57-31 Game 1 record. Series 1084 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers; Los Angeles won the first two (series 454, in the 1985 NBA Semifinals; series 1042, in the 2008 NBA Preliminary round).
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