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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 23 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 109 |
 Nuggets | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 122 |
LALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 41-9344.1% | 8-2828.6% | 19-2576.0% | 44 | 20 | 13 |
| DEN | 46-9946.5% | 15-4235.7% | 15-1788.2% | 55 | 29 | 17 |
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 Nuggets122| 36 | 34, Season high (his best before, 31) | 13-29 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 3-3 | +10 | +12.5 | ||||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +18 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +13 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +6 | −2.2 | ||||||
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| 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −4.9 | |||||||
| 20 | 12 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.2 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | |||
| Team | 122 | 46-9946.5% | 15-4235.7% | 55 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 15-1788.2% | 14 | 7 | 11 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers109| 34 | 14 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 17 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −15 | +1.8 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +2.5 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −3.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 25 | 10-21 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 0 | −9 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.2 | ||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +2.4 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 109 | 41-9344.1% | 8-2828.6% | 44 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 19-2576.0% | 11 | 12 | 2 | |||
Bench 59 points on 24 for 53 shooting
Nuggets122Lakers109ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 34 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 122-109.
The Nuggets took control with a 21-6 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 20.
Nikola Jokić had 14 points (8 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and a season-high 16 assists, his 87th career triple-double. Jokić assisted on 5 of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s 6 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, Russell Westbrook had 25 points and 7 assists off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 46.5% from the field and 35.7% from 3 to the Lakers’ 44.1% and 28.6%. The Lakers outscored the Nuggets 59-37 off the bench.
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).
107 points from the field on 99 shots: 1.8 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 | 18-30 | 60.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-34 | 32.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 27 | 17 | 7-11 | +9 |
| Max Christie | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Sterling Brown | 8 | 8 | 2-3 | +6 |
| Cole Swider | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 10 | 4-15 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Nunn | 21 | 7 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Max Christie | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Cole Swider | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 19 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Cole Swider | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 13 AST)
Q3 3:03
10.6%
68→79
Brown 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 3 AST)
Q3 2:15
9.8%
85→95
Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q1 6:25
9.5%
49→58
Swider 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Westbrook 6 AST)
Q3 3:47
9.0%
77→68
Westbrook 2' Putback Layup (11 PTS)
Q3 3:12
9.0%
77→68
