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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 124 |
 Lakers | 33 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 114 |
DENTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 54-9258.7% | 11-2642.3% | 5-771.4% | 47 | 34 | 10 |
| LAL | 47-8952.8% | 12-2941.4% | 8-1172.7% | 31 | 33 | 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 Nuggets124| 39 | 35 | 16-25 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 11-23 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 25 | 10-10 | 5-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +14.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +9 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +3.5 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | +1.5 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.3 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.6 | |||||
| Team | 124 | 54-9258.7% | 11-2642.3% | 47 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 5-771.4% | 11 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers114| 39 | 17 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −11 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 26 | 12-20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 23 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +3.5 | ||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +7.3 | |||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-13 | 2-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.2 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | +3.0 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 47-8952.8% | 12-2941.4% | 31 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 8-1172.7% | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Max Christie and Skylar Mays (coach’s decision).
Nuggets124Lakers114ClickTap 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 35 points (26 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets went on a 19-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 for their sixth straight win.
The Lakers led 108-105 with 4:52 left in the fourth quarter. Aaron Gordon’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 3:49 left. He scored 6 points during the run, and they led 124-114 with 31 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 14-4. Justin Holiday scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Michael Porter Jr. had 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds on 10 for 10 shooting, and Jamal Murray added 24 points and 11 assists. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Murray assisted on 6 of Porter’s 10 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 26 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, and Rui Hachimura added 23 points on 10 for 15 shooting. Austin Reaves had 19 points and a career-high 14 assists. James scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 58.7% from the field and 42.3% from 3 to the Lakers’ 52.8% and 41.4%.
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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 3:00 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
119 points from the field on 92 shots: 19.4 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 | 23-30 | 76.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-20 | 45.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 11-16 | 68.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura | 41 | 25 | 12-16 | +8 |
| Anthony Davis | 17 | 4 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| LeBron James | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 28 | 5 | 2-2 | −3 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 14 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Anthony Davis | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 5-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Reddish | 23 | 8 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 19 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | 2 | 1-6 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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
James 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 7:34
19.1%
43→62
Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 3:05
16.5%
46→29
Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q4 4:29
15.3%
68→53
Gordon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
Q4 3:49
15.1%
62→47
Dinwiddie 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 9 AST)
Q4 10:37
13.2%
43→56
