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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 28 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 113 |
 Lakers | 34 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 111 |
DENTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8548.2% | 12-3336.4% | 19-2286.4% | 40 | 25 | 8 |
| LAL | 40-8646.5% | 8-2040.0% | 23-2688.5% | 38 | 20 | 6 |
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Denver Nuggets113| 45 | 30 | 11-24 | 3-6 | 5-6 | +6 | +10.4 | ||||||||
| 43 | 25 | 10-18 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 0 | +11 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 41 | 15 | 5-16 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 41 | 22 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +10 | +8.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 13 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.5 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.4 | ||||
| Team | 113 | 41-8548.2% | 12-3336.4% | 40 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 19-2286.4% | 11 | 3 | 9 | |||
Bench 8 points on 2 for 3 shooting
Did not play: Peyton Watson, Christian Braun, Thomas Bryant, Vlatko Čančar, Reggie Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji and Ish Smith (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers111| 48 | 40 | 15-25 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 0 | −2 | +16.5 | |||||||
| 42 | 10 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −9.8 | ||||
| 41 | 17 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 21 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | −6 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| 38 | 13 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.1 | |||
| Team | 111 | 40-8646.5% | 8-2040.0% | 38 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 23-2688.5% | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 10 points on 5 for 10 shooting
Did not play: Troy Brown Jr., Malik Beasley, Max Christie, Wenyen Gabriel, Shaquille Harrison, Jarred Vanderbilt and Mo Bamba (coach’s decision).
Nuggets113Lakers111ClickTap 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 30 points (16 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-111 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals to reach the NBA Finals, completing a sweep.
The Nuggets trailed 73-58 at halftime. They outscored the Lakers 55-38 the rest of the way.
The Lakers had the ball down 2 with 4.0 seconds left, but Aaron Gordon blocked LeBron James’ floater. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 11-6. Jokić scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Jamal Murray scored 25 points, and Gordon added 22 points on 9 for 14 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Gordon set each other up for 8 baskets and 18 points.
For the Lakers, James had 40 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, and Anthony Davis added 21 points (10 in the fourth quarter), 14 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Lakers 71-60 in 28 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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 8.3% (3rd quarter, 10:34 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 85 shots: 2.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-23 | 65.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-18 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-25 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura | 34 | 13 | 4-9 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 24 | 8 | 3-8 | −1 |
| LeBron James | 11 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 43 | 12 | 6-9 | −2 |
| Austin Reaves | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Anthony Davis | 8 | 7 | 2-3 | +5 |
| LeBron James | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 34 | 13 | 5-7 | +4 |
| LeBron James | 18 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
Jokic 4' Driving Layup (30 PTS)
Q4 0:52
29.2%
57→27
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Q4 1:13
19.0%
37→56
Jokic 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (28 PTS)
Q4 2:50
16.0%
29→13
Reaves 24' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Schroder 5 AST)
Q4 2:29
13.6%
13→27
Davis 1' Putback Dunk (17 PTS)
Q4 5:02
13.2%
43→56
