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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 23 | 26 | 34 | 29 | 112 |
 Lakers | 33 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 105 |
DENTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44-9048.9% | 5-2817.9% | 19-2286.4% | 51 | 27 | 13 |
| LAL | 44-9048.9% | 5-2718.5% | 12-1770.6% | 38 | 23 | 7 |
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 Nuggets112| 41 | 29 | 12-18 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +3 | +9.9 | ||||||
| 41 | 22 | 8-21 | 1-6 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +7 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 24 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 0 | +4 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −8.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.1 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.1 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.0 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.4 | ||
| Team | 112 | 44-9048.9% | 5-2817.9% | 51 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 19-2286.4% | 14 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett and Julian Strawther (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers105| 43 | 33 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | −4 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 42 | 26 | 12-20 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 41 | 22 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −4 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.4 | |||||
| 24 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −8.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.8 | |||
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.8 | |||
| 20 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 44-9048.9% | 5-2718.5% | 38 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 12-1770.6% | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jarred Vanderbilt (injury/illness); Max Christie, Maxwell Lewis and Jaxson Hayes (coach’s decision).
Nuggets112Lakers105ClickTap 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 24 points (16 in the paint) and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets went on a 21-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-105 for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Lakers led 61-60 when Aaron Gordon’s layup put the Nuggets ahead for good with 8:16 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to an 81-69 lead with 2:35 left in the quarter.
Gordon had 29 points and 15 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting. Jamal Murray added 22 points (11 in the second quarter) and 9 assists, and Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and LeBron James added 26 points and 9 assists. Austin Reaves had 22 points and 4 steals. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Lakers’ 8. The Lakers outscored the Nuggets 20-7 off turnovers.
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).
93 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-27 | 77.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-21 | 47.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-7 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-21 | 23.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 41 | 16 | 8-9 | +6 |
| Anthony Davis | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 49 | 15 | 7-9 | −5 |
| LeBron James | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Austin Reaves | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 27 | 3 | 1-5 | −7 |
| Gabe Vincent | 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| LeBron James | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 13 | 5-11 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 30 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
Watson 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 8 AST)
Q4 10:51
12.8%
27→14
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q3 10:07
9.5%
56→47
Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q3 7:07
8.8%
44→35
Jokic 2' Driving Layup (18 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
Q4 5:41
8.2%
14→6
Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Q3 2:57
8.1%
29→21
