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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 43 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 115 |
 Lakers | 25 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 99 |
DENTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 45-9845.9% | 13-4231.0% | 12-1770.6% | 55 | 33 | 8 |
| LAL | 40-8447.6% | 7-3122.6% | 12-2352.2% | 41 | 26 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets115| 40 | 16 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +27 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | +16 | +10.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 23 | 8-16 | 5-11, Season high (his best before, 4) | 2-3 | 0 | +28 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | −2.0 | |||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +26 | +10.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.4 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −4 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.9 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.9 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 115 | 45-9845.9% | 13-4231.0% | 55 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 12-1770.6% | 18 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 31 shooting
Los Angeles Lakers99| 39 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.1 | |||||
| 35 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | −14 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 13-22 | 2-7 | 3-8 | 0 | −8 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 16 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −10 | +4.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −6.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | −6 | −4.6 | ||||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −3.1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.7 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 40-8447.6% | 7-3122.6% | 41 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 12-2352.2% | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Brandon Ingram (injury/illness).
Nuggets115Lakers99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-99.
The Nuggets took control with a 33-15 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 23.
Will Barton scored 23 points (14 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Gary Harris added 19 points (11 in the fourth quarter) on 8 for 11 shooting.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 31 points and 7 assists.
The Lakers gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Lakers 79-53 in 30 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 98 shots: 1.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-33 | 75.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-13 | 23.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-36 | 27.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 19 | 7 | 2-6 | +3 |
| Rajon Rondo | 15 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| LeBron James | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 19 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Josh Hart | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo | 22 | 8 | 3-7 | +2 |
| Alex Caruso | 18 | 0 | 0-5 | −5 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| LeBron James | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Harris 2' Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 5:49
13.1%
34→21
Harris 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Millsap 2 AST)
Q4 7:32
12.3%
40→27
Barton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q1 3:55
10.1%
40→29
Plumlee 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
Q4 11:49
9.7%
24→15
Caruso 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q4 10:00
9.6%
34→43
