Los Angeles
Lakers
103
–
108
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 103 |
| DEN | 27 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
23
PTS
17
REB
12
AST
+7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots11
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending34.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite83.2
Hustle: 33.0Defense: 49.1Impact: 1.1
Triple-Double3 steals6 deflections11 contested shots3 loose balls recoveredheld opponents to 34.8% FGonly 21 pts allowed on 83.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
37
PTS
10
REB
5
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-24 (45.8%)
3PT6-14
FT9-10
TS%65.1%
eFG%58.3%
STL4
TOV3
ORTG104
DRTG96
NET+9
37 pointsDouble-Double6-14 from 34 steals5 deflections9 contested shotsonly 31 pts allowed on 81.7 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 32:50 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | -16 |
| LeBron James | 40:08 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9-19 | 47% | 0-6 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Anthony Davis | 40:57 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-3 | 33% | 9-11 | 82% | -10 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30:07 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-10 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Austin Reaves | 36:04 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-16 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | +13 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 12:58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Dennis Schröder | 29:56 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 40 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36-82 | 44% | 8-30 | 27% | 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 | 42:42 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11-24 | 46% | 6-14 | 43% | 9-10 | 90% | +8 |
| Jeff Green | 14:45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 38:56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Christian Braun | 4:30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31:18 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25:39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Bruce Brown | 37:17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Nikola Jokić | 41:57 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9-21 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 49 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 39-89 | 44% | 14-38 | 37% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
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
LAL36/82 (44%)
Paint
24/42 (57%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
8/30 (27%)
RA 63%ATB3 27%Paint 43%Mid 38%Corner 3 25%
DEN39/89 (44%)
Paint
23/44 (52%)
Mid
5/16 (31%)
3PT
14/39 (36%)
ATB3 39%Paint 36%RA 65%Corner 3 25%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Dennis Schröder
6.5 min • 5 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Nikola Jokić
held LeBron James
4.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Anthony Davis
5.3 min • 8 pts • 38%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Davis | Austin Reaves | D'Angelo Russell | Dennis Schröder | Jarred Vanderbilt | LeBron James | Lonnie Walker IV | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 5.3m 8pts 38% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 6pts 100% | 4.8m 0pts 0% | — | 4.1m 5pts 33% |
| Jamal Murray | 1.7m 6pts 40% | 1.0m 3pts 33% | — | 6.5m 5pts 25% | 3.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 14pts 75% | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% |
| Aaron Gordon | 5.9m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 6pts 75% | — | — | — | 5.0m 4pts 67% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Bruce Brown | — | 4.0m 2pts 33% | 2.0m 2pts 25% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 8pts 100% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 4.4m 5pts 33% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 3pts 100% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 3pts 33% | 2.1m 5pts 100% | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = LAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q4 6:26
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q2 4:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 11:14 – Q2 1:59
0 → -7
LAL 11-0 run
Q1 11:14 – Q2 2:38
0 → -9
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 8:30 – Q3 9:26
-7 → -2
DEN 10-0 run
Q3 8:30 – Q3 9:50
-7 → 0