Los Angeles
Lakers
126
–
132
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 25 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 126 |
| DEN | 37 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 132 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
31
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.40
Impact Composite36.9
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 28.0Impact: 0.4
31 points60.0% FG4-8 from 33 stealsonly 25 pts allowed on 62.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
34
PTS
21
REB
14
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-17 (70.6%)
3PT3-3
FT7-8
TS%82.8%
eFG%79.4%
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG136
DRTG125
NET+11
34 pointsTriple-Double70.6% FG3 deflections11 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 26 pts allowed on 67.8 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 26:08 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -25 |
| LeBron James | 39:52 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 0-4 | 0% | 8-11 | 73% | -6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 10:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Anthony Davis | 41:50 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14-23 | 61% | 1-1 | 100% | 11-11 | 100% | -8 |
| Rui Hachimura | 28:10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-11 | 73% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Austin Reaves | 42:08 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-14 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 19:37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 32:03 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 46-84 | 55% | 11-24 | 46% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Max Christie —
Malik Beasley —
Troy Brown Jr. —
Wenyen Gabriel —
Shaquille Harrison —
Tristan Thompson —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37:03 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12-20 | 60% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 17:35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35:59 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-8 | 50% | +11 |
| Christian Braun | 12:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34:33 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35:59 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9-17 | 53% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Bruce Brown | 24:12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | -5 |
| Nikola Jokić | 42:26 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12-17 | 71% | 3-3 | 100% | 7-8 | 88% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 47 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 50-91 | 55% | 15-32 | 47% | 17-22 | 77% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL46/84 (55%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
14/29 (48%)
3PT
11/24 (46%)
RA 80%Paint 33%ATB3 35%Mid 57%Corner 3 71%
DEN50/91 (55%)
Paint
25/46 (54%)
Mid
13/18 (72%)
3PT
16/33 (48%)
RA 58%ATB3 52%Paint 50%Mid 73%Corner 3 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Anthony Davis
9.7 min • 20 pts • 80%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held LeBron James
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Austin Reaves
2.0 min • 6 pts • 60%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | D'Angelo Russell | Dennis Schröder | Jarred Vanderbilt | LeBron James | Lonnie Walker IV | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 9.7m 20pts 80% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 6pts 33% |
| Jamal Murray | — | 2.0m 6pts 60% | — | 6.8m 13pts 67% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% |
| Aaron Gordon | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 6.0m 7pts 75% | — | 2.6m 2pts 0% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 6.4m 10pts 57% | — | — | — | 3.8m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 3.4m 7pts 50% | 6.0m 9pts 67% | 1.2m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | 2.6m 5pts 33% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Braun | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 2.2m 8pts 50% | 3.2m 8pts 43% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 3.2m 2pts 33% | — | 1.9m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = LAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
21
Q3 6:36
LAL Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 0:45 – Q1 0:45
-2 → -2
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 4:41 – Q1 4:41
+7 → +7
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 4:41 – Q1 4:46
+7 → +9
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 4:41 – Q1 5:29
+7 → +11