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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 114 |
 Lakers | 23 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 106 |
DENTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 47-9748.5% | 14-3243.8% | 6-785.7% | 50 | 33 | 12 |
| LAL | 41-8946.1% | 8-2532.0% | 16-2272.7% | 39 | 27 | 7 |
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 Nuggets114| 38 | 27 | 11-20 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 24 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 36 | 29 | 12-25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | +18 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.4 | |||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −0.5 | |||||
| 11 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 47-9748.5% | 14-3243.8% | 50 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 6-785.7% | 14 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Zeke Nnaji, Julian Strawther and Collin Gillespie (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers106| 38 | 32 | 14-27 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-6 | −11 | +9.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −10.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 25 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 0 | 5-5 | −6 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 13 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | −4 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 41-8946.1% | 8-2532.0% | 39 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 16-2272.7% | 10 | 12 | 10 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis (coach’s decision); D'Angelo Russell (injury/illness).
Nuggets114Lakers106ClickTap 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 had 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 11 assists, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-106.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 15.
The Lakers got within 102-101 on Anthony Davis’ free throw with 3:18 to play, but Peyton Watson answered with a dunk.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 13-6. Murray scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokić had 4 of his 9 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Michael Porter Jr. and Murray that put the Nuggets ahead.
Porter had 27 points and 8 rebounds, and Jokić added 24 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić assisted on 5 of Porter’s 11 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, Davis had 32 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks, and LeBron James added 25 points (14 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Nuggets shot 48.5% from the field and 43.8% from 3 to the Lakers’ 46.1% and 32.0%. The Lakers gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. Justin Holiday fouled out.
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).
108 points from the field on 96 shots: 6.0 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 | 19-26 | 73.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-18 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-6 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-26 | 30.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 18 | 10 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Austin Reaves | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Anthony Davis | 11 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| LeBron James | 9 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 6 | 3-8 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 20 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Austin Reaves | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Max Christie | 9 | 9 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 39 | 11 | 5-10 | −5 |
| LeBron James | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 9 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 33 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
DEN
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q4 1:56
32.4%
56→24
Reaves 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Prince 2 AST)
Q4 2:18
29.5%
27→56
Gordon 3' Driving Dunk (11 PTS) (Murray 10 AST)
Q4 3:31
17.6%
55→37
Watson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
Q4 2:58
16.5%
46→29
Davis 2' Alley Oop Dunk (27 PTS) (Mays 2 AST)
Q4 6:41
15.3%
37→53
