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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 20 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 107 |
 Nuggets | 34 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 119 |
LALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 41-9045.6% | 10-2934.5% | 15-2075.0% | 44 | 23 | 11 |
| DEN | 48-9152.7% | 14-3441.2% | 9-1275.0% | 42 | 29 | 11 |
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Denver Nuggets119| 36 | 29 | 12-22 | 3-5 | 2-4 | +15 | +12.2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 20 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +10 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +6 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.1 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.3 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.0 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 119 | 48-9152.7% | 14-3441.2% | 42 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 9-1275.0% | 9 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Justin Holiday, DeAndre Jordan and Julian Strawther (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers107| 36 | 11 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | −17 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 0 | −14 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 18 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 21 | 10-16 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +7 | +7.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −5.9 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +1.0 | |||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.3 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 107 | 41-9045.6% | 10-2934.5% | 44 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 15-2075.0% | 13 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Nuggets119Lakers107ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 29 points (16 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 11 assists, his 106th career triple-double, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 on opening night at Ball Arena.
The Nuggets took control with a 23-8 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 18.
The Lakers got within 92-89 on LeBron James’ 29-foot 3-pointer with 9:42 to play, but Christian Braun answered with a putback, and the Lakers got no closer than 94-90.
Jamal Murray had 21 points and 6 assists, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, James had 21 points and 8 rebounds, and Taurean Prince added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 6 for 8 shooting in his first game with the Lakers.
The Nuggets shot 52.7% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Lakers’ 45.6% and 34.5%. The Lakers were outscored 14-4 in 5 minutes with Davis, Prince, Hachimura, Vincent and Reaves on the floor 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).
110 points from the field on 91 shots: 11.5 more 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 | 18-26 | 69.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-18 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-13 | 61.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-27 | 37.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 43 | 16 | 7-10 | 0 |
| Taurean Prince | 11 | 4 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 9 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 26 | 7 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Cam Reddish | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Gabe Vincent | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 29 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Taurean Prince | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Rui Hachimura | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 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
Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 10:18
12.9%
82→95
Russell 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 4 AST)
Q3 0:31
12.8%
92→79
James 29' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Vincent 2 AST)
Q4 9:42
11.6%
77→66
Reddish 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
Q2 8:10
11.5%
93→82
Jackson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
Q1 0:01
11.4%
77→89
