Denver
Nuggets
108
–
126
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Friday, December 16, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 108 |
| LAL | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Russell Westbrook
LAL
15
PTS
11
REB
12
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite64.5
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 46.7Impact: 4.2
Triple-Double3 deflections+25 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 55.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
LeBron James
LAL
30
PTS
9
REB
4
AST
+26
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-21 (61.9%)
3PT1-4
FT3-4
TS%65.9%
eFG%64.3%
STL2
TOV2
ORTG139
DRTG108
NET+31
30 points61.9% FG+26 plus/minusonly 38 pts allowed on 78.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green | 17:04 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -15 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:27 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | -10 |
| Christian Braun | 9:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 7:04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 2:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 35:44 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | -18 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30:00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 34:42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -19 |
| Bones Hyland | 14:42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -24 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:17 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-3 | 33% | 8-9 | 89% | -14 |
| Davon Reed | 16:38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 2:26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 39-81 | 48% | 9-27 | 33% | 21-28 | 75% | — |
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 30:38 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| LeBron James | 35:56 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-21 | 62% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +26 |
| Patrick Beverley | 20:40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 13:49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Thomas Bryant | 23:39 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-11 | 82% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kendrick Nunn | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 19:48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Austin Reaves | 29:56 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +26 |
| Max Christie | 15:56 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Anthony Davis | 17:27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 29:45 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | +25 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 45 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 48-91 | 53% | 12-33 | 36% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Damian Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN39/81 (48%)
Paint
28/43 (65%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
9/28 (32%)
RA 65%ATB3 33%Paint 50%Corner 3 29%Mid 29%
LAL48/91 (53%)
Paint
32/49 (65%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
12/33 (36%)
RA 66%ATB3 24%Corner 3 58%Mid 38%Paint 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
LeBron James
defended Aaron Gordon
5.4 min • 10 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Dennis Schröder
held Jamal Murray
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
LeBron James
vs Bruce Brown
2.4 min • 6 pts • 50%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bones Hyland | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Davon Reed | DeAndre Jordan | Ish Smith | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Nikola Jokić | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 5.4m 10pts 71% | — | 2.4m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 8pts 100% | 1.4m 12pts 75% | — |
| Dennis Schröder | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — |
| Russell Westbrook | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 4pts 67% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Austin Reaves | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 25% | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — |
| Anthony Davis | 1.7m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 6pts 60% | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 6pts 50% | — |
| Patrick Beverley | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Lonnie Walker IV | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Troy Brown Jr. | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Christie | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.6m 7pts 43% | 3.2m 12pts 83% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 0.8m 3pts 100% | — | 2.8m 2pts 25% | 2.7m 10pts 67% | 3.2m 6pts 100% | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = DEN leads
LAL Largest Lead
22
Q4 9:45
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q3 3:57
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 3:14 – Q2 4:39
+8 → +1
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 3:14 – Q2 5:07
+8 → -1
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 5:26 – Q2 7:11
-1 → -7
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 5:26 – Q2 7:31
-1 → -9