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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 25 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 126 |
 Nuggets | 37 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 132 |
LALTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 46-8454.8% | 11-2445.8% | 23-2688.5% | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| DEN | 50-9154.9% | 15-3246.9% | 17-2277.3% | 47 | 29 | 11 |
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 Nuggets132| 42 | 34 | 12-17 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 0 | +11 | +20.7 | |||||||
| 37 | 31 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 3-3 | +3 | +11.6 | ||||||||
| 36 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 21 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +16 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | +2.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.1 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.2 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.9 | ||||
| Team | 132 | 50-9154.9% | 15-3246.9% | 47 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 17-2277.3% | 15 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Bryant, Vlatko Čančar, Reggie Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji, Ish Smith and Peyton Watson (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers126| 42 | 23 | 7-14 | 5-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.8 | |||||
| 42 | 40 | 14-23 | 1-1 | 0 | 11-11 | −8 | +16.3 | |||||||
| 40 | 26 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 8-11 | 0 | −6 | +7.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.1 | |||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −6.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 17 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.1 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.0 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.6 | ||||||
| Team | 126 | 46-8454.8% | 11-2445.8% | 30 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 23-2688.5% | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 10 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Max Christie, Wenyen Gabriel, Malik Beasley, Tristan Thompson, Shaquille Harrison and Troy Brown Jr. (coach’s decision).
Nuggets132Lakers126ClickTap 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 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
The Nuggets took control with a 28-12 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 21.
The Lakers got within 129-126 on LeBron James’ 2 free throws with 1:12 to play, but Jokić answered with 2 free throws, and the Lakers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 8-2.
Jamal Murray had 31 points and 3 steals, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 21 points (12 in the third quarter). The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers. Jokić assisted on 8 of Caldwell-Pope’s 9 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 40 points (20 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 3 steals, and James added 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. Austin Reaves had 23 points and 8 assists. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Lakers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Lakers’ starters were outscored 56-43 in 18 minutes 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).
115 points from the field on 91 shots: 17.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-25 | 64.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-21 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 10-13 | 76.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-24 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 51 | 20 | 8-10 | +1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | 6 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| LeBron James | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 91 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 33 | 13 | 4-6 | +3 |
| Austin Reaves | 11 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 32 | 9 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Austin Reaves | 18 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 3 | 1-4 | +2 |
| Anthony Davis | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 73 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
Reaves 30' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (James 8 AST)
Q4 3:23
18.0%
91→73
Reaves 29' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (James 9 AST)
Q4 2:18
16.1%
93→77
Caldwell-Pope 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (21 PTS) (Jokic 14 AST)
Q4 1:53
14.4%
77→92
Porter Jr. 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q4 9:54
12.7%
82→95
Reaves 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
Q4 10:10
11.5%
93→82
