Denver
Nuggets
124
–
114
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 5 | 31 | 35 | 124 |
| LAL | 33 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
24
PTS
6
REB
11
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending45.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite46.3
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 34.4Impact: 0.8
Double-Double6 contested shotsonly 22 pts allowed on 64.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
35
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-25 (64.0%)
3PT1-5
FT2-2
TS%67.6%
eFG%66.0%
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG131
DRTG113
NET+18
35 pointsDouble-Double64.0% FG3 deflections6 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 33 pts allowed on 71.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 38:56 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16-25 | 64% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:26 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11-23 | 48% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Reggie Jackson | 11:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 34:41 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Christian Braun | 23:59 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37:05 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-10 | 100% | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Peyton Watson | 15:55 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Justin Holiday | 31:00 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 47 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 54-92 | 59% | 11-26 | 42% | 5-7 | 71% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Jay Huff —
DeAndre Jordan —
Julian Strawther —
Jalen Pickett —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 30:45 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| LeBron James | 37:07 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12-20 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | -1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 19:57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Rui Hachimura | 36:49 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Austin Reaves | 36:41 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cam Reddish | 18:49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Taurean Prince | 12:03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 8:54 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Anthony Davis | 38:55 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 31 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 47-89 | 53% | 12-29 | 41% | 8-11 | 73% | — |
Max Christie —
Skylar Mays —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN54/92 (59%)
Paint
32/50 (64%)
Mid
14/25 (56%)
3PT
11/26 (42%)
RA 69%Paint 61%ATB3 39%Mid 62%Corner 3 50%
LAL47/89 (53%)
Paint
32/52 (62%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
12/29 (41%)
RA 70%ATB3 33%Paint 36%Corner 3 55%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Davis
defended Nikola Jokić
10.7 min • 10 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Rui Hachimura
held Michael Porter Jr.
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
D'Angelo Russell
vs Jamal Murray
2.2 min • 5 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Justin Holiday | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Reggie Jackson | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 10.7m 10pts 50% | — | — | — |
| LeBron James | 6.8m 6pts 43% | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 6.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 5pts 100% | — | — |
| Austin Reaves | — | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 5pts 67% | 2.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cam Reddish | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 33% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 100% |
| Other | 2.4m 4pts 50% | 2.6m 8pts 50% | 3.1m 13pts 86% | 4.1m 10pts 63% | 2.2m 13pts 100% | 2.3m 9pts 80% | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = DEN leads
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q1 8:55
DEN Largest Lead
10
Q4 11:29
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 2:10 – Q1 3:22
-2 → +5
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 8:11 – Q4 9:57
-1 → -7