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2023-05-23 03:34:27 UTC
OUT: Mo. Lakers blew it all in Q3 where they shot 29% vs 48% and they still
had a chance at EOG to grab the W, but LBJ dicked around instead of attacking
(which worked great earlier in the game) and gave it away. Lakers were out
ORB'd by 3 again, but they pretty much lost because DN made more 3s.
111-113 Lakers blow a chance at saving the series.
FBP: 3 vs 4; PIP: 62 vs 48; POT: 17 vs 7; SCP: 16 vs 15.
Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF PM EFF
James 40 (60 /57 /86 )/10/ 9/ 0/ 2/ 1/ 1/ -2/+49 DD
Davis 21 (40 /0 /90 )/14/ 1/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 4/ -6/+29 DD
Reaves 17 (55 /50 /100)/ 2/ 3/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 4/ -4/+16
Schroder 13 (38 /50 /0 )/ 2/ 5/ 0/ 2/ 1/ 3/ -3/+13
Hachimura 10 (25 /0 /100)/ 7/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 3/ +1/ +8
Next games following:
Cancun.
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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):
Q1 - Lakers with a decent start need more O - shooting 48% vs 44%; pluses 3/1/1;
minuses 2/5/3. James 21, Davis 4. 34-28=+6Q.
Q2 - Better O, but worse D - DEN fouling like crazy as usual - shooting 67% vs
57%; pluses 1/4/0; minuses 0/4/2. James 10, Hachimura 8, Reaves/Schroder
6, Davis 5. 39-30=+9Q.
Q3 - What a terrible showing by LA - they need to attack the rim mercilessly
and force FTs or get layups/dunks - shooting 29% vs 50%; pluses 3/0/2;
minuses 2/4/6. James/Reaves 6. 16-36=-20Q (89-94=-5).
Q4 - DEN is just a higher IQ team than LA - they just dominated LA for the whole
series - LBJ pretty much lost the game by dicking around in Q4 instead of
attacking which was working for him all game - shooting 47% vs 48%; pluses
1/0/1; minuses 2/6/0. Davis 10. 22-19=+3Q.
H1 - Lakers with a decent start, but DEN still shooting well and fouling every
chance they get - shooting 56% vs 50%; pluses 4/5/1; minuses 2/9/5.
James 31, Hachimura 10, Schroder/Davis 9, Reaves 8. 73-58=+15H.
H2 - Terribly unimpressed by Laker play in Q3 and end of Q4 - shooting 37% vs
46%; pluses 4/0/3; minuses 4/10/6. 38-55=-17H.
FG - Lakers had every chance to take this one, but folded in Q3 and gave it
away - shooting 47% vs 48%; pluses 8/5/4; minuses 6/19/11. 111-113=-2G.
Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
Q1 13-27 5-8 3-3 10-23 3-13 5-5 48.1 62.5 100 43.5 23.1 100 34 28
Q2 12-18 2-3 13-14 12-21 5-9 1-1 66.7 66.7 92.9 57.1 55.6 100 39 30
Q3 7-24 0-4 2-2 13-27 3-7 7-8 29.2 0.0 100 48.1 42.9 87.5 16 36
Q4 8-17 1-5 5-7 6-14 1-4 6-8 47.1 20 71.4 42.9 25 75 22 19
H1 25-45 7-11 16-17 22-44 8-22 6-6 55.6 63.6 94.1 50 36.4 100 73 58
A3 32-69 7-15 18-19 35-71 11-29 13-14 46.4 46.7 94.7 49.3 37.9 92.9 89 94
H2 15-41 1-9 7-9 19-41 4-11 13-16 36.6 11.1 77.8 46.3 36.4 81.3 38 55
FL 40-86 8-20 23-26 41-85 12-33 19-22 46.5 40 88.5 48.2 36.4 86.4 111 113
Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
Q1 7 17 3 1 1 3 5 3 7 10 3 4 2 2 +7 -2 -3 +1 +3
Q2 7 8 1 4 0 -1 4 2 7 8 -1 1 4 9 -1 +5 -1 -5 -5
Q3 2 14 3 0 2 2 4 6 9 18 1 2 0 2 -7 -4 -3 -1 +2 +2
Q4 4 11 1 0 1 2 6 0 2 10 0 2 5 7 +2 +1 +1 -1 -3 -1
H1 14 25 4 5 1 2 9 5 14 18 2 5 6 11 +7 -1 +3 -4 -4 -2
A3 16 39 7 5 3 4 13 11 23 36 3 7 6 13 -7 +3 -4 +2 -4 -2
H2 6 25 4 0 3 4 10 6 11 28 1 4 5 9 -5 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1
FL 20 50 8 5 4 6 19 11 25 46 3 9 11 20 -5 +4 -3 +2 -5 -5 -1
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NBA Final Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 36 19 113
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 16 22 111 - End of Regulation
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 41 5-16 3-10 2-2 2 10 1 1 0 1 3 15 13 +5 +15
Aaron Gordon PF 41 9-14 3-5 1-3 4 6 5 0 0 2 2 22 19 +10 +28
Nikola Jokic C 45 11-24 3-6 5-6 3 14 13 3 1 3 5 30 24 +6 +44
Kentavious Caldwel SG 39 4-10 3-7 2-2 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 13 12 -1 +12
Jamal Murray PG 43 10-18 0-4 5-5 0 3 5 2 2 1 3 25 21 +11 +26
Bruce Brown 21 2-3 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 6 10 -9 +6
Jeff Green 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 -12 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240 41-85 12-33 19-22 11 46 25 11 3 9 20 113
Percent 48.2% 36.4% 86.4%
Fastbreak points: 4
Points in the paint: 48
Points off turnovers: 7
Second chance pts: 15
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 42 3-12 0-3 4-4 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 10 9 +1 +8
LeBron James PF 48 15-25 4-7 6-7 2 10 9 1 2 0 1 40 30 -2 +49
Anthony Davis C 40 6-15 0-0 9-10 2 14 1 1 1 3 4 21 19 -6 +29
Austin Reaves SG 41 6-11 1-2 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 17 15 -4 +16
Dennis Schroder PG 38 5-13 3-6 0-0 0 2 5 1 2 0 3 13 12 -3 +13
D'Angelo Russell 15 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 10 +6 +6
Lonnie Walker IV 06 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 12 -2 +0
Tristan Thompson 10 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 +0 +2
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240 40-86 8-20 23-26 8 50 20 6 5 4 19 111
Percent 46.5% 40.0% 88.5%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 62
Points off turnovers: 17
Second chance pts: 16
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 7
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18997
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NBA Q3 Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 36 94
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 16 89 - End of Q3
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 29 5-14 3-9 2-2 2 6 1 1 0 1 3 15 19 +8 +13
Aaron Gordon PF 33 8-13 3-5 0-0 4 6 5 0 0 0 1 19 21 +10 +25
Nikola Jokic C 33 8-16 2-3 5-6 3 14 11 1 1 3 3 23 25 +9 +42
Kentavious Caldwel SG 32 4-10 3-7 2-2 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 13 15 +6 +11
Jamal Murray PG 33 9-16 0-4 2-2 0 2 5 2 2 1 2 20 22 +9 +21
Bruce Brown 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -8 +2
Jeff Green 06 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 -9 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180 35-71 11-29 13-14 11 36 23 6 3 7 13 94
Percent 49.3% 37.9% 92.9%
Fastbreak points: 4
Points in the paint: 38
Points off turnovers: 5
Second chance pts: 15
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 30 3-11 0-2 4-4 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 12 -2 +7
LeBron James PF 36 14-19 4-6 5-5 2 7 6 1 2 0 0 37 37 -5 +46
Anthony Davis C 31 3-12 0-0 5-6 1 11 1 1 1 2 3 11 13 -8 +15
Austin Reaves SG 31 5-10 0-1 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 -6 +13
Dennis Schroder PG 29 4-9 3-4 0-0 0 2 4 1 2 0 3 11 14 -5 +13
D'Angelo Russell 12 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 +5 +5
Lonnie Walker IV 04 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18 -3 +1
Tristan Thompson 07 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 -1 +1
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180 32-69 7-15 18-19 7 39 16 4 5 3 13 89
Percent 46.4% 46.7% 94.7%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 50
Points off turnovers: 11
Second chance pts: 14
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 4
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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NBA Halftime Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 0 58
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 0 73 - Halftime
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 19 2-8 2-6 2-2 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 8 15 -10 +7
Aaron Gordon PF 21 6-8 1-3 0-0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 13 22 -10 +15
Nikola Jokic C 21 4-8 2-3 0-0 1 4 8 1 1 2 3 10 17 -11 +20
Kentavious Caldwel SG 20 3-6 3-5 1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 10 18 -14 +9
Jamal Murray PG 21 7-13 0-4 1-1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 15 26 -11 +13
Bruce Brown 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -10 -1
Jeff Green 06 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 -9 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 120 22-44 8-22 6-6 5 18 14 6 2 5 11 58
Percent 50.0% 36.4% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 1
Points in the paint: 20
Points off turnovers: 3
Second chance pts: 7
Biggest lead: 0
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 20 3-8 0-1 4-4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 +14 +8
LeBron James PF 24 11-13 4-4 5-5 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 31 47 +15 +38
Anthony Davis C 20 2-7 0-0 5-6 1 8 1 0 1 0 1 9 16 +14 +13
Austin Reaves SG 19 3-6 0-1 2-2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 8 15 +14 +7
Dennis Schroder PG 19 3-5 3-3 0-0 0 1 4 0 2 0 3 9 17 +13 +14
D'Angelo Russell 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 7 +7 +5
Lonnie Walker IV 04 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18 -3 +1
Tristan Thompson 04 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 +1 +2
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 120 25-45 7-11 16-17 4 25 14 2 5 1 9 73
Percent 55.6% 63.6% 94.1%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 36
Points off turnovers: 11
Second chance pts: 10
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 3
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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NBA Q1 Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 0 0 28
Los Angeles Lakers 34 0 0 34 - End of Q1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 09 0-5 0-4 2-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 8 -4 +3
Aaron Gordon PF 09 3-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 24 -1 +7
Nikola Jokic C 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 0 2 1 0 2 6 -6 +12
Kentavious Caldwel SG 12 3-6 3-5 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 -6 +7
Jamal Murray PG 09 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 24 -2 +6
Bruce Brown 06 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -1
Jeff Green 03 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 24 -5 +3
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 60 10-23 3-13 5-5 3 10 7 2 3 4 2 28
Percent 43.5% 23.1% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 0
Points in the paint: 10
Points off turnovers: 6
Second chance pts: 2
Biggest lead: 0
Technical fouls: 0
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 12 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 +6 +0
LeBron James PF 12 7-9 4-4 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21 63 +6 +20
Anthony Davis C 12 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 9 1 1 0 0 1 4 12 +6 +10
Austin Reaves SG 07 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 10 +5 +0
Dennis Schroder PG 09 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 12 +4 +3
D'Angelo Russell 06 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 12 +6 +7
Lonnie Walker IV 02 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -1
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Tristan Thompson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 60 13-27 5-8 3-3 3 17 7 3 1 1 5 34
Percent 48.1% 62.5% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 1
Points in the paint: 16
Points off turnovers: 4
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 8
Technical fouls: 0
Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 3
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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Recap from https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401547684
LeBron James' final shot misses as the Nuggets hold on to sweep the Lakers.
LOS ANGELES -- Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists,
and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in
team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with
a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame
LeBron James 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit with a
tenacious finish in Game 4 to earn their first conference title in
their 47 NBA seasons.
James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists after the
highest-scoring postseason half of his career, but even the top scorer
in NBA history couldnt keep the deep, dynamic Nuggets from their sixth
consecutive victory overall.
James missed two tying shots in the final seconds, with Aaron Gordon
appearing to block his shot at the buzzer.
Jokic earned his eighth triple-double of the playoffs by the third
quarter, breaking Wilt Chamberlains 1967 NBA record for triple-doubles
in a single postseason. The Serbian big man also led the Nuggets
tenacious defensive effort despite picking up his fifth foul midway
through the fourth quarter and when Denver needed a big basket, Jokic
delivered that as well.
The Lakers erased a seven-point deficit and tied it with five minutes
to play, but Jokic hit a 25-foot fallaway 3-pointer. After Anthony
Davis hit two free throws to tie it with 1:11 left, Jokic muscled his
way past Davis for the tiebreaking layup.
James then badly missed a strange fallaway jumper with 26 seconds left.
After Murray missed a turnaround to give the Lakers one last chance,
James' drive at the buzzer was thwarted by Murray and Gordon, who
scored 22 points.
The Nuggets will cap their superb season under coach Michael Malone by
playing for their first NBA championship. Denver both eliminated the
Lakers for the first time in eight playoff meetings and swept a playoff
series for the first time, likely earning several days off before the
finals.
Unless the Boston Celtics make basketball history by rallying from
their 3-0 deficit in the East finals, Denver will host the
eighth-seeded Miami Heat to open the NBA Finals, beginning June 1.
James scored 21 points in the first quarter and worked desperately to
keep the Lakers competitive in the final game of his 20th NBA season.
But the Lakers couldnt even force a Game 5, with an apparently
exhausted Davis scoring 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and
adding 14 rebounds.
Austin Reaves scored 17 points for the Lakers, who were swept in a
playoff series for the 11th time in team history, including nine
best-of-seven series.
The loss ended seventh-seeded Los Angeles incredible turnaround after
starting the season 2-10 under new coach Darvin Ham. After bolstering
their roster at the trade deadline and surging into the postseason with
two months of strong play, the Lakers then knocked off second-seeded
Memphis and eliminated defending champion Golden State to stir their
worldwide fans hopes for one of the most unlikely championship runs in
NBA history.
Facing elimination for the first time in their remarkable playoff run,
James and the Lakers responded with their best half of the series,
taking a 73-58 halftime lead on James broad shoulders. He had 21 points
in the first quarter, tying his playoff career high for a quarter in
his record 282nd postseason game. He then matched his career high for
points in any first half.
But the Nuggets responded with a relentless third quarter, taking their
first lead less than eight minutes after halftime. Denver pushed its
lead to seven before the Lakers rallied, with Davis putback dunk tying
it with 5:02 to play.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope converted a four-point play in the
first quarter. He finished with 13 points. ... The Nuggets have yet to
trail in any series, and theyre 8-0 at home in the playoffs 10-0 since
March. Denver is 12-3 overall in the postseason.
Lakers: James got an accidental 3-pointer in the first half when his
lob pass to Rui Hachimura went in the basket. ... Ham shook up his
starting lineup for the Lakers last chance, replacing struggling
DAngelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt with Dennis Schrder and
Hachimura. The moves immediately worked, with the two new starters
combining for 19 points in the first half. ... James 21 points were the
most by a Lakers player in a playoff first quarter since at least 1997.
... Veteran Tristan Thompson had four points in 10 minutes during the
most significant playing time of his Lakers career, which began in the
final weekend of the regular season. Kyrie Irving watched the game from
courtside. The star free-agent guard has been linked to a reunion with
James on the Lakers next season. Other fans at courtside included Vin
Diesel, Adam Sandler and Aaron Donald.
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PBP from NBA.net
Start of period 1
12:00 Period Start
11:56 Jump Ball A. Davis vs. N. Jokic: Tip to D. Schroder
11:40 MISS A. Reaves 27' 3PT
11:38 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:30 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
11:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:16 0-2 A. Davis 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
10:58 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT
10:56 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
10:44 MISS L. James 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
10:42 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
10:33 MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
10:30 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
10:24 MISS R. Hachimura turnaround Hook - blocked
10:24 M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:24 TEAM offensive REBOUND
10:15 MISS A. Reaves Jump Shot
10:13 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:02 2-2 A. Gordon 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
09:45 2-5 D. Schroder 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
09:30 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
09:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
09:26 M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)
09:26 2-6 L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
09:26 2-7 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
09:10 4-7 J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
09:03 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
09:03 N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
09:03 TEAM offensive REBOUND
08:55 4-9 R. Hachimura driving DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
08:36 J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
08:36 D. Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
08:33 4-11 A. Reaves running Layup (2 PTS)
08:33 DEN Timeout
08:14 MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
08:10 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
08:09 MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
08:07 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
08:00 L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
08:00 J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
07:56 D. Schroder personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:46 7-11 K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
07:25 7-13 L. James driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
07:16 10-13 K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
07:16 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
07:16 11-13 K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
07:01 MISS D. Schroder 7' pullup Shot
06:59 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
06:49 MISS N. Jokic 9' turnaround Hook
06:46 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
06:46 13-13 A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)
06:35 A. Reaves lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
06:35 N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
06:29 MISS M. Porter Jr. running 3PT
06:24 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
06:14 13-15 A. Davis driving Layup (4 PTS) (D. Schroder 1 AST)
06:01 15-15 N. Jokic cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
05:46 MISS R. Hachimura Hook
05:45 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
05:44 MISS R. Hachimura turnaround fadeaway Shot
05:44 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
05:42 MISS A. Davis putback Layup - blocked
05:42 J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
05:42 TEAM offensive REBOUND
05:42 SUB out: J. Murray
05:42 SUB in: B. Brown
05:42 SUB out: D. Schroder
05:42 SUB in: D. Russell
05:36 15-18 L. James 25' 3PT (7 PTS)
05:25 B. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
05:09 15-20 L. James fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)
04:52 MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
04:49 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
04:38 SUB out: A. Reaves
04:38 SUB in: L. Walker IV
04:27 15-23 L. James 3PT (12 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
04:11 17-23 A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
03:56 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
03:56 N. Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
03:55 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
03:43 20-23 K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
03:24 MISS A. Davis 21' pullup Shot
03:22 D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
03:18 MISS L. Walker IV 25' 3PT
03:16 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
03:08 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
03:08 LAL Timeout
03:08 SUB out: A. Gordon
03:08 SUB in: J. Green
03:08 21-23 M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03:08 22-23 M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02:49 22-25 L. James driving Layup (14 PTS)
02:49 M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (James 1 FT)
02:49 SUB out: L. Walker IV
02:49 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
02:49 SUB in: D. Schroder
02:49 SUB in: J. Murray
02:49 22-26 L. James Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
02:30 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
02:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
02:22 MISS L. James driving Layup - blocked
02:22 J. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
02:22 TEAM offensive REBOUND
02:08 22-29 L. James 25' 3PT (18 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
01:54 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup - blocked
01:54 D. Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
01:51 B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
01:48 MISS B. Brown 3PT
01:46 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
01:28 MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
01:25 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
01:19 MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
01:17 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
01:07 MISS D. Schroder pullup Shot
01:03 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
00:53 24-29 J. Murray driving Layup (4 PTS)
00:42 24-32 L. James 25' 3PT (21 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
00:26 26-32 J. Murray 15' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
00:08 26-34 D. Russell 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
00:01 D. Schroder personal FOUL (2 PF)
00:01 SUB out: D. Schroder
00:01 SUB in: L. Walker IV
00:01 L. Walker IV personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
00:01 27-34 J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
00:01 28-34 J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
00:00 Period End
Start of period 2
12:00 SUB out: A. Davis
12:00 SUB out: R. Hachimura
12:00 SUB out: K. Caldwell-Pope
12:00 SUB out: N. Jokic
12:00 SUB in: T. Thompson
12:00 SUB in: A. Reaves
12:00 SUB in: A. Gordon
12:00 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
12:00 Period Start
11:45 M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
11:45 L. James STEAL (1 STL)
11:35 MISS D. Russell driving reverse Layup
11:32 J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:17 31-34 M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
10:53 31-36 L. Walker IV 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
10:28 33-36 J. Murray 21' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
10:16 33-38 A. Reaves driving Layup (4 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
10:16 J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reaves 1 FT)
10:16 33-39 A. Reaves Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
10:03 L. Walker IV personal FOUL (2 PF)
10:03 SUB out: L. Walker IV
10:03 SUB in: D. Schroder
09:53 J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
09:53 L. James STEAL (2 STL)
09:50 33-41 T. Thompson running DUNK (2 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)
09:29 MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
09:24 D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
09:17 33-43 L. James driving finger roll Layup (23 PTS) (D. Schroder 2 AST)
09:16 DEN Timeout
09:16 SUB out: J. Green
09:16 SUB in: N. Jokic
08:59 D. Schroder personal FOUL (3 PF)
08:43 36-43 N. Jokic 25' 3PT fadeaway (5 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
08:34 A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)
08:34 L. James double technical FOUL (1 Tech)
08:34 A. Gordon double technical FOUL (1 Tech)
08:20 MISS D. Russell 28' 3PT
08:20 TEAM defensive REBOUND
08:20 T. Thompson kicked ball VIOLATION
08:02 38-43 N. Jokic turnaround Hook (7 PTS)
07:50 38-45 L. James driving Layup (25 PTS)
07:35 D. Russell personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:35 SUB out: D. Russell
07:35 SUB out: T. Thompson
07:35 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
07:35 SUB in: A. Davis
07:35 SUB in: R. Hachimura
07:35 SUB in: K. Caldwell-Pope
07:27 MISS N. Jokic 26' 3PT
07:24 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:18 N. Jokic personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:11 MISS A. Davis alley-oop Layup
07:09 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:05 40-45 A. Gordon running Layup (8 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
06:43 40-48 D. Schroder 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Reaves 2 AST)
06:32 42-48 J. Murray 9' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
06:19 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hachimura 2 FT)
06:19 42-49 R. Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
06:19 42-50 R. Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
06:00 K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
06:00 A. Davis STEAL (1 STL)
05:41 42-53 D. Schroder 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Reaves 3 AST)
05:29 A. Davis defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
05:29 43-53 J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
05:29 SUB out: B. Brown
05:29 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
05:24 N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
05:24 D. Schroder STEAL (2 STL)
05:20 MISS R. Hachimura running Layup
05:18 L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
05:18 43-55 L. James tip Layup (27 PTS)
05:18 DEN Timeout
05:01 46-55 N. Jokic 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
04:40 46-57 R. Hachimura driving reverse Layup (6 PTS) (D. Schroder 3 AST)
04:26 MISS N. Jokic driving floating Shot
04:24 TEAM defensive REBOUND
04:08 46-59 L. James driving Layup (29 PTS)
03:54 48-59 J. Murray driving Layup (13 PTS) (N. Jokic 7 AST)
03:41 K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hachimura 2 FT)
03:41 48-60 R. Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
03:41 48-61 R. Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
03:19 MISS M. Porter Jr. 13' pullup Shot
03:16 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
03:12 51-61 A. Gordon 24' 3PT (11 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
02:51 51-63 R. Hachimura 6' fadeaway Jump Shot (10 PTS) (L. James 4 AST)
02:40 53-63 J. Murray 13' fadeaway Jump Shot (15 PTS)
02:24 53-65 A. Reaves driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS) (D. Schroder 4 AST)
01:59 56-65 M. Porter Jr. 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 8 AST)
01:43 MISS A. Reaves 9' pullup Shot
01:41 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
01:35 A. Reaves personal FOUL (2 PF)
01:26 MISS J. Murray driving finger roll Layup
01:26 TEAM defensive REBOUND
01:26 J. Murray loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:26 56-66 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
01:26 56-67 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
01:10 MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PT
01:08 D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
00:57 N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
00:57 MISS A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
00:57 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:57 56-68 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
00:40 MISS N. Jokic 10' fadeaway Shot
00:36 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
00:36 58-68 A. Gordon tip DUNK (13 PTS)
00:32 N. Jokic personal FOUL (3 PF) (James 2 FT)
00:32 TEAM foul technical
00:32 58-69 A. Reaves technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
00:32 58-70 L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
00:32 58-71 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
00:13 MISS J. Murray 18' turnaround fadeaway Shot
00:11 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
00:04 K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
00:04 58-72 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
00:04 SUB out: L. James
00:04 SUB out: D. Schroder
00:04 SUB in: T. Thompson
00:04 SUB in: L. Walker IV
00:04 58-73 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
00:00 MISS J. Murray 30' pullup 3PT
00:00 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:00 Period End
Start of period 3
12:00 SUB out: T. Thompson
12:00 SUB out: L. Walker IV
12:00 SUB in: D. Schroder
12:00 SUB in: L. James
12:00 Period Start
11:43 60-73 N. Jokic 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (12 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
11:31 A. Davis lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
11:15 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 19' pullup Shot
11:13 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
11:06 MISS A. Davis 8' driving floating Shot
11:03 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
10:58 MISS A. Gordon driving DUNK - blocked
10:58 A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:55 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
10:50 60-75 A. Reaves 13' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
10:34 A. Davis defensive-3-second technical FOUL (2 Tech)
10:34 61-75 J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
10:27 63-75 J. Murray 7' pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
10:08 MISS A. Reaves 10' pullup Shot
10:06 A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:05 M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (3 PF)
09:50 D. Schroder bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
09:50 J. Murray STEAL (2 STL)
09:43 65-75 M. Porter Jr. running Layup (10 PTS) (J. Murray 5 AST)
09:22 MISS A. Davis driving Layup - blocked
09:22 N. Jokic BLOCK (3 BLK)
09:19 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
09:16 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
09:14 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
09:14 67-75 N. Jokic Layup (14 PTS) (A. Gordon 3 AST)
09:14 LAL Timeout
08:48 MISS D. Schroder 3PT
08:46 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
08:42 MISS N. Jokic driving floating Shot
08:40 D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
08:33 MISS D. Schroder running finger roll Layup
08:31 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
08:29 MISS A. Gordon running Layup - blocked
08:29 A. Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
08:25 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
08:25 J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reaves 2 FT)
08:25 67-76 A. Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
08:25 67-77 A. Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
08:06 70-77 A. Gordon 25' 3PT (16 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
07:47 MISS R. Hachimura driving finger roll Layup
07:44 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
07:39 MISS M. Porter Jr. 27' running 3PT
07:37 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
07:37 MISS A. Gordon tip Layup
07:37 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
07:37 72-77 N. Jokic putback Layup (16 PTS)
07:37 R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
07:37 73-77 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
07:21 73-79 D. Schroder driving floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (L. James 5 AST)
06:59 R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 3 FT)
06:59 74-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 3 (18 PTS)
06:59 75-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 3 (19 PTS)
06:59 76-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 3 of 3 (20 PTS)
06:39 MISS D. Schroder 7' driving floating Shot
06:38 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
06:27 78-79 J. Murray 17' pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
06:04 78-81 A. Reaves 12' fadeaway Jump Shot (14 PTS)
05:38 MISS J. Murray 20' step back Shot
05:35 A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
05:27 MISS L. James 26' 3PT
05:24 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
05:07 80-81 M. Porter Jr. fadeaway bank Jump Shot (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 9 AST)
04:55 MISS R. Hachimura driving Layup
04:52 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:10)
04:48 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
04:47 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
04:47 MISS M. Porter Jr. Hook
04:45 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:10)
04:45 MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
04:43 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
04:39 82-81 K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 10 AST)
04:39 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
04:39 LAL Timeout
04:39 83-81 K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
04:21 MISS L. James Layup - blocked
04:21 K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
04:17 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
04:16 83-83 A. Davis Layup (11 PTS) (L. James 6 AST)
03:50 MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump Shot
03:48 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
03:42 MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
03:39 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
03:34 86-83 M. Porter Jr. 28' 3PT running (15 PTS) (A. Gordon 4 AST)
03:17 MISS A. Davis 15' Jump Shot
03:14 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
02:59 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
02:57 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
02:47 86-85 L. James driving floating Jump Shot (33 PTS)
02:28 88-85 N. Jokic driving Hook (22 PTS) (A. Gordon 5 AST)
02:09 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup
02:08 TEAM offensive REBOUND
02:08 SUB out: R. Hachimura
02:08 SUB out: D. Schroder
02:08 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
02:08 SUB in: D. Russell
02:08 SUB in: T. Thompson
02:08 SUB in: B. Brown
01:56 MISS T. Thompson Layup
01:56 TEAM offensive REBOUND
01:40 88-87 L. James 6' driving Hook (35 PTS)
01:18 91-87 A. Gordon 25' 3PT (19 PTS) (N. Jokic 11 AST)
01:06 MISS L. James 27' pullup 3PT
01:04 T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
01:04 MISS T. Thompson tip Layup
01:00 B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
00:55 93-87 B. Brown running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
00:42 MISS A. Reaves 6' pullup Shot
00:39 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:11)
00:29 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
00:29 94-87 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
00:29 SUB out: A. Davis
00:29 SUB in: R. Hachimura
00:29 MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
00:26 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
00:10 94-89 L. James driving Layup (37 PTS)
00:02 MISS N. Jokic 15' floating Shot
00:01 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
00:00 Period End
Start of period 4
12:00 SUB out: A. Reaves
12:00 SUB out: J. Murray
12:00 SUB out: A. Gordon
12:00 SUB in: L. Walker IV
12:00 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
12:00 SUB in: J. Green
12:00 Period Start
11:45 94-91 T. Thompson cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (L. James 7 AST)
11:45 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Thompson 1 FT)
11:45 MISS T. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1
11:42 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
11:23 MISS N. Jokic 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
11:23 TEAM offensive REBOUND
11:23 L. James loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
11:11 MISS N. Jokic 19' step back Shot
11:08 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
11:00 L. Walker IV step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
10:42 MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
10:38 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
10:38 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (James 2 FT)
10:38 MISS L. James Free Throw 1 of 2
10:38 TEAM offensive REBOUND
10:38 94-92 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
10:14 MISS N. Jokic 28' 3PT
10:11 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
10:05 94-94 D. Russell 13' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
10:05 DEN Timeout
10:05 SUB out: K. Caldwell-Pope
10:05 SUB in: J. Murray
09:48 96-94 B. Brown Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 12 AST)
09:36 D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
09:19 D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
09:19 97-94 B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
09:19 SUB out: D. Russell
09:19 SUB out: L. Walker IV
09:19 SUB in: D. Schroder
09:19 SUB in: A. Reaves
09:19 98-94 B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
08:56 B. Brown personal FOUL (4 PF)
08:56 SUB out: T. Thompson
08:56 SUB in: A. Davis
08:49 98-96 D. Schroder driving Layup (13 PTS)
08:28 100-96 J. Murray 12' driving floating Jump Shot (22 PTS)
08:17 100-98 A. Davis 15' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (L. James 8 AST)
07:52 MISS N. Jokic 7' driving floating Shot - blocked
07:52 A. Davis BLOCK (3 BLK)
07:51 TEAM offensive REBOUND
07:51 SUB out: J. Green
07:51 SUB in: A. Gordon
07:51 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
07:32 MISS L. James 25' step back 3PT
07:27 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:19 R. Hachimura personal FOUL (3 PF)
07:19 LAL Timeout
07:05 102-98 N. Jokic 14' turnaround Jump Shot (25 PTS)
06:49 MISS L. James 7' driving Layup - blocked
06:49 A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
06:49 TEAM offensive REBOUND
06:39 MISS D. Schroder 13' floating Shot
06:36 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
06:29 MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
06:26 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
06:03 MISS D. Schroder 25' 3PT
06:02 TEAM defensive REBOUND
05:52 N. Jokic charge offensive FOUL (4 PF)
05:52 N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
05:52 SUB out: B. Brown
05:52 SUB in: K. Caldwell-Pope
05:29 102-100 A. Davis 10' floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (L. James 9 AST)
05:19 N. Jokic offensive FOUL (5 PF)
05:19 N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
05:03 MISS L. James 6' turnaround Shot
05:03 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:11)
05:02 102-102 A. Davis putback DUNK (17 PTS)
05:02 DEN Timeout
04:42 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Murray 3 FT)
04:42 103-102 J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 3 (23 PTS)
04:42 104-102 J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 3 (24 PTS)
04:42 105-102 J. Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (25 PTS)
04:31 MISS D. Schroder 3PT
04:28 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
04:06 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
03:49 MISS R. Hachimura 25' 3PT
03:47 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
03:34 107-102 A. Gordon cutting DUNK (21 PTS) (N. Jokic 13 AST)
03:34 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)
03:34 LAL Timeout
03:34 MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
03:32 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:12)
03:20 107-104 L. James driving Layup (40 PTS)
02:50 110-104 N. Jokic 25' 3PT fadeaway (28 PTS)
02:29 110-107 A. Reaves 3PT (17 PTS) (D. Schroder 5 AST)
02:01 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
02:01 111-107 A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
02:01 MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
01:58 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
01:52 J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:52 111-108 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
01:52 111-109 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
01:36 R. Hachimura kicked ball VIOLATION
01:22 MISS N. Jokic 27' turnaround 3PT
01:22 TEAM offensive REBOUND
01:13 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
01:13 A. Gordon personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:13 111-110 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
01:13 111-111 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
00:51 113-111 N. Jokic driving Layup (30 PTS)
00:31 LAL Timeout
00:26 MISS L. James 19' fadeaway Shot
00:22 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
00:06 MISS J. Murray turnaround Shot
00:04 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
00:04 LAL Timeout
00:01 MISS L. James driving floating Shot - blocked
00:01 A. Gordon BLOCK (2 BLK)
00:00 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:00 Period End
00:00 Game End
had a chance at EOG to grab the W, but LBJ dicked around instead of attacking
(which worked great earlier in the game) and gave it away. Lakers were out
ORB'd by 3 again, but they pretty much lost because DN made more 3s.
111-113 Lakers blow a chance at saving the series.
FBP: 3 vs 4; PIP: 62 vs 48; POT: 17 vs 7; SCP: 16 vs 15.
Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF PM EFF
James 40 (60 /57 /86 )/10/ 9/ 0/ 2/ 1/ 1/ -2/+49 DD
Davis 21 (40 /0 /90 )/14/ 1/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 4/ -6/+29 DD
Reaves 17 (55 /50 /100)/ 2/ 3/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 4/ -4/+16
Schroder 13 (38 /50 /0 )/ 2/ 5/ 0/ 2/ 1/ 3/ -3/+13
Hachimura 10 (25 /0 /100)/ 7/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 3/ +1/ +8
Next games following:
Cancun.
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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):
Q1 - Lakers with a decent start need more O - shooting 48% vs 44%; pluses 3/1/1;
minuses 2/5/3. James 21, Davis 4. 34-28=+6Q.
Q2 - Better O, but worse D - DEN fouling like crazy as usual - shooting 67% vs
57%; pluses 1/4/0; minuses 0/4/2. James 10, Hachimura 8, Reaves/Schroder
6, Davis 5. 39-30=+9Q.
Q3 - What a terrible showing by LA - they need to attack the rim mercilessly
and force FTs or get layups/dunks - shooting 29% vs 50%; pluses 3/0/2;
minuses 2/4/6. James/Reaves 6. 16-36=-20Q (89-94=-5).
Q4 - DEN is just a higher IQ team than LA - they just dominated LA for the whole
series - LBJ pretty much lost the game by dicking around in Q4 instead of
attacking which was working for him all game - shooting 47% vs 48%; pluses
1/0/1; minuses 2/6/0. Davis 10. 22-19=+3Q.
H1 - Lakers with a decent start, but DEN still shooting well and fouling every
chance they get - shooting 56% vs 50%; pluses 4/5/1; minuses 2/9/5.
James 31, Hachimura 10, Schroder/Davis 9, Reaves 8. 73-58=+15H.
H2 - Terribly unimpressed by Laker play in Q3 and end of Q4 - shooting 37% vs
46%; pluses 4/0/3; minuses 4/10/6. 38-55=-17H.
FG - Lakers had every chance to take this one, but folded in Q3 and gave it
away - shooting 47% vs 48%; pluses 8/5/4; minuses 6/19/11. 111-113=-2G.
Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
Q1 13-27 5-8 3-3 10-23 3-13 5-5 48.1 62.5 100 43.5 23.1 100 34 28
Q2 12-18 2-3 13-14 12-21 5-9 1-1 66.7 66.7 92.9 57.1 55.6 100 39 30
Q3 7-24 0-4 2-2 13-27 3-7 7-8 29.2 0.0 100 48.1 42.9 87.5 16 36
Q4 8-17 1-5 5-7 6-14 1-4 6-8 47.1 20 71.4 42.9 25 75 22 19
H1 25-45 7-11 16-17 22-44 8-22 6-6 55.6 63.6 94.1 50 36.4 100 73 58
A3 32-69 7-15 18-19 35-71 11-29 13-14 46.4 46.7 94.7 49.3 37.9 92.9 89 94
H2 15-41 1-9 7-9 19-41 4-11 13-16 36.6 11.1 77.8 46.3 36.4 81.3 38 55
FL 40-86 8-20 23-26 41-85 12-33 19-22 46.5 40 88.5 48.2 36.4 86.4 111 113
Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
Q1 7 17 3 1 1 3 5 3 7 10 3 4 2 2 +7 -2 -3 +1 +3
Q2 7 8 1 4 0 -1 4 2 7 8 -1 1 4 9 -1 +5 -1 -5 -5
Q3 2 14 3 0 2 2 4 6 9 18 1 2 0 2 -7 -4 -3 -1 +2 +2
Q4 4 11 1 0 1 2 6 0 2 10 0 2 5 7 +2 +1 +1 -1 -3 -1
H1 14 25 4 5 1 2 9 5 14 18 2 5 6 11 +7 -1 +3 -4 -4 -2
A3 16 39 7 5 3 4 13 11 23 36 3 7 6 13 -7 +3 -4 +2 -4 -2
H2 6 25 4 0 3 4 10 6 11 28 1 4 5 9 -5 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1
FL 20 50 8 5 4 6 19 11 25 46 3 9 11 20 -5 +4 -3 +2 -5 -5 -1
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NBA Final Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 36 19 113
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 16 22 111 - End of Regulation
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 41 5-16 3-10 2-2 2 10 1 1 0 1 3 15 13 +5 +15
Aaron Gordon PF 41 9-14 3-5 1-3 4 6 5 0 0 2 2 22 19 +10 +28
Nikola Jokic C 45 11-24 3-6 5-6 3 14 13 3 1 3 5 30 24 +6 +44
Kentavious Caldwel SG 39 4-10 3-7 2-2 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 13 12 -1 +12
Jamal Murray PG 43 10-18 0-4 5-5 0 3 5 2 2 1 3 25 21 +11 +26
Bruce Brown 21 2-3 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 6 10 -9 +6
Jeff Green 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 -12 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240 41-85 12-33 19-22 11 46 25 11 3 9 20 113
Percent 48.2% 36.4% 86.4%
Fastbreak points: 4
Points in the paint: 48
Points off turnovers: 7
Second chance pts: 15
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 42 3-12 0-3 4-4 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 10 9 +1 +8
LeBron James PF 48 15-25 4-7 6-7 2 10 9 1 2 0 1 40 30 -2 +49
Anthony Davis C 40 6-15 0-0 9-10 2 14 1 1 1 3 4 21 19 -6 +29
Austin Reaves SG 41 6-11 1-2 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 0 4 17 15 -4 +16
Dennis Schroder PG 38 5-13 3-6 0-0 0 2 5 1 2 0 3 13 12 -3 +13
D'Angelo Russell 15 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 10 +6 +6
Lonnie Walker IV 06 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 12 -2 +0
Tristan Thompson 10 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 +0 +2
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240 40-86 8-20 23-26 8 50 20 6 5 4 19 111
Percent 46.5% 40.0% 88.5%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 62
Points off turnovers: 17
Second chance pts: 16
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 7
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18997
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NBA Q3 Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 36 94
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 16 89 - End of Q3
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 29 5-14 3-9 2-2 2 6 1 1 0 1 3 15 19 +8 +13
Aaron Gordon PF 33 8-13 3-5 0-0 4 6 5 0 0 0 1 19 21 +10 +25
Nikola Jokic C 33 8-16 2-3 5-6 3 14 11 1 1 3 3 23 25 +9 +42
Kentavious Caldwel SG 32 4-10 3-7 2-2 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 13 15 +6 +11
Jamal Murray PG 33 9-16 0-4 2-2 0 2 5 2 2 1 2 20 22 +9 +21
Bruce Brown 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -8 +2
Jeff Green 06 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 -9 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180 35-71 11-29 13-14 11 36 23 6 3 7 13 94
Percent 49.3% 37.9% 92.9%
Fastbreak points: 4
Points in the paint: 38
Points off turnovers: 5
Second chance pts: 15
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 30 3-11 0-2 4-4 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 12 -2 +7
LeBron James PF 36 14-19 4-6 5-5 2 7 6 1 2 0 0 37 37 -5 +46
Anthony Davis C 31 3-12 0-0 5-6 1 11 1 1 1 2 3 11 13 -8 +15
Austin Reaves SG 31 5-10 0-1 4-4 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 -6 +13
Dennis Schroder PG 29 4-9 3-4 0-0 0 2 4 1 2 0 3 11 14 -5 +13
D'Angelo Russell 12 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 +5 +5
Lonnie Walker IV 04 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18 -3 +1
Tristan Thompson 07 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 -1 +1
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180 32-69 7-15 18-19 7 39 16 4 5 3 13 89
Percent 46.4% 46.7% 94.7%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 50
Points off turnovers: 11
Second chance pts: 14
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 4
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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NBA Halftime Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 30 0 58
Los Angeles Lakers 34 39 0 73 - Halftime
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 19 2-8 2-6 2-2 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 8 15 -10 +7
Aaron Gordon PF 21 6-8 1-3 0-0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 13 22 -10 +15
Nikola Jokic C 21 4-8 2-3 0-0 1 4 8 1 1 2 3 10 17 -11 +20
Kentavious Caldwel SG 20 3-6 3-5 1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 10 18 -14 +9
Jamal Murray PG 21 7-13 0-4 1-1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 15 26 -11 +13
Bruce Brown 12 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -10 -1
Jeff Green 06 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 -9 +4
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 120 22-44 8-22 6-6 5 18 14 6 2 5 11 58
Percent 50.0% 36.4% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 1
Points in the paint: 20
Points off turnovers: 3
Second chance pts: 7
Biggest lead: 0
Technical fouls: 1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 20 3-8 0-1 4-4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 +14 +8
LeBron James PF 24 11-13 4-4 5-5 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 31 47 +15 +38
Anthony Davis C 20 2-7 0-0 5-6 1 8 1 0 1 0 1 9 16 +14 +13
Austin Reaves SG 19 3-6 0-1 2-2 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 8 15 +14 +7
Dennis Schroder PG 19 3-5 3-3 0-0 0 1 4 0 2 0 3 9 17 +13 +14
D'Angelo Russell 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 7 +7 +5
Lonnie Walker IV 04 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18 -3 +1
Tristan Thompson 04 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 +1 +2
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 120 25-45 7-11 16-17 4 25 14 2 5 1 9 73
Percent 55.6% 63.6% 94.1%
Fastbreak points: 3
Points in the paint: 36
Points off turnovers: 11
Second chance pts: 10
Biggest lead: 15
Technical fouls: 1
Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 3
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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Team 1 2 3 Total
Denver Nuggets 28 0 0 28
Los Angeles Lakers 34 0 0 34 - End of Q1
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter Jr. SF 09 0-5 0-4 2-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 8 -4 +3
Aaron Gordon PF 09 3-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 24 -1 +7
Nikola Jokic C 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 0 2 1 0 2 6 -6 +12
Kentavious Caldwel SG 12 3-6 3-5 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 -6 +7
Jamal Murray PG 09 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 24 -2 +6
Bruce Brown 06 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -1
Jeff Green 03 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 24 -5 +3
Christian Braun 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Thomas Bryant 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Reggie Jackson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
DeAndre Jordan 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Zeke Nnaji 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Smith 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Peyton Watson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 60 10-23 3-13 5-5 3 10 7 2 3 4 2 28
Percent 43.5% 23.1% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 0
Points in the paint: 10
Points off turnovers: 6
Second chance pts: 2
Biggest lead: 0
Technical fouls: 0
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Rui Hachimura SF 12 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 +6 +0
LeBron James PF 12 7-9 4-4 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21 63 +6 +20
Anthony Davis C 12 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 9 1 1 0 0 1 4 12 +6 +10
Austin Reaves SG 07 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 10 +5 +0
Dennis Schroder PG 09 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 12 +4 +3
D'Angelo Russell 06 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 12 +6 +7
Lonnie Walker IV 02 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -1
Mo Bamba 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Malik Beasley 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Troy Brown Jr. 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Wenyen Gabriel 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Shaquille Harrison 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Tristan Thompson 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Jarred Vanderbilt 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 60 13-27 5-8 3-3 3 17 7 3 1 1 5 34
Percent 48.1% 62.5% 100.0%
Fastbreak points: 1
Points in the paint: 16
Points off turnovers: 4
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 8
Technical fouls: 0
Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 3
Officials:
8: Marc Davis
58: Josh Tiven
23: Tre Maddox
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 0
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Recap from https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401547684
LeBron James' final shot misses as the Nuggets hold on to sweep the Lakers.
LOS ANGELES -- Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists,
and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in
team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with
a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jamal Murray scored 25 points for the top-seeded Nuggets, who overcame
LeBron James 31-point first half and a 15-point halftime deficit with a
tenacious finish in Game 4 to earn their first conference title in
their 47 NBA seasons.
James finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists after the
highest-scoring postseason half of his career, but even the top scorer
in NBA history couldnt keep the deep, dynamic Nuggets from their sixth
consecutive victory overall.
James missed two tying shots in the final seconds, with Aaron Gordon
appearing to block his shot at the buzzer.
Jokic earned his eighth triple-double of the playoffs by the third
quarter, breaking Wilt Chamberlains 1967 NBA record for triple-doubles
in a single postseason. The Serbian big man also led the Nuggets
tenacious defensive effort despite picking up his fifth foul midway
through the fourth quarter and when Denver needed a big basket, Jokic
delivered that as well.
The Lakers erased a seven-point deficit and tied it with five minutes
to play, but Jokic hit a 25-foot fallaway 3-pointer. After Anthony
Davis hit two free throws to tie it with 1:11 left, Jokic muscled his
way past Davis for the tiebreaking layup.
James then badly missed a strange fallaway jumper with 26 seconds left.
After Murray missed a turnaround to give the Lakers one last chance,
James' drive at the buzzer was thwarted by Murray and Gordon, who
scored 22 points.
The Nuggets will cap their superb season under coach Michael Malone by
playing for their first NBA championship. Denver both eliminated the
Lakers for the first time in eight playoff meetings and swept a playoff
series for the first time, likely earning several days off before the
finals.
Unless the Boston Celtics make basketball history by rallying from
their 3-0 deficit in the East finals, Denver will host the
eighth-seeded Miami Heat to open the NBA Finals, beginning June 1.
James scored 21 points in the first quarter and worked desperately to
keep the Lakers competitive in the final game of his 20th NBA season.
But the Lakers couldnt even force a Game 5, with an apparently
exhausted Davis scoring 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and
adding 14 rebounds.
Austin Reaves scored 17 points for the Lakers, who were swept in a
playoff series for the 11th time in team history, including nine
best-of-seven series.
The loss ended seventh-seeded Los Angeles incredible turnaround after
starting the season 2-10 under new coach Darvin Ham. After bolstering
their roster at the trade deadline and surging into the postseason with
two months of strong play, the Lakers then knocked off second-seeded
Memphis and eliminated defending champion Golden State to stir their
worldwide fans hopes for one of the most unlikely championship runs in
NBA history.
Facing elimination for the first time in their remarkable playoff run,
James and the Lakers responded with their best half of the series,
taking a 73-58 halftime lead on James broad shoulders. He had 21 points
in the first quarter, tying his playoff career high for a quarter in
his record 282nd postseason game. He then matched his career high for
points in any first half.
But the Nuggets responded with a relentless third quarter, taking their
first lead less than eight minutes after halftime. Denver pushed its
lead to seven before the Lakers rallied, with Davis putback dunk tying
it with 5:02 to play.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope converted a four-point play in the
first quarter. He finished with 13 points. ... The Nuggets have yet to
trail in any series, and theyre 8-0 at home in the playoffs 10-0 since
March. Denver is 12-3 overall in the postseason.
Lakers: James got an accidental 3-pointer in the first half when his
lob pass to Rui Hachimura went in the basket. ... Ham shook up his
starting lineup for the Lakers last chance, replacing struggling
DAngelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt with Dennis Schrder and
Hachimura. The moves immediately worked, with the two new starters
combining for 19 points in the first half. ... James 21 points were the
most by a Lakers player in a playoff first quarter since at least 1997.
... Veteran Tristan Thompson had four points in 10 minutes during the
most significant playing time of his Lakers career, which began in the
final weekend of the regular season. Kyrie Irving watched the game from
courtside. The star free-agent guard has been linked to a reunion with
James on the Lakers next season. Other fans at courtside included Vin
Diesel, Adam Sandler and Aaron Donald.
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Start of period 1
12:00 Period Start
11:56 Jump Ball A. Davis vs. N. Jokic: Tip to D. Schroder
11:40 MISS A. Reaves 27' 3PT
11:38 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:30 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
11:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:16 0-2 A. Davis 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
10:58 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT
10:56 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
10:44 MISS L. James 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
10:42 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
10:33 MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
10:30 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
10:24 MISS R. Hachimura turnaround Hook - blocked
10:24 M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:24 TEAM offensive REBOUND
10:15 MISS A. Reaves Jump Shot
10:13 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:02 2-2 A. Gordon 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
09:45 2-5 D. Schroder 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
09:30 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
09:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
09:26 M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)
09:26 2-6 L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
09:26 2-7 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
09:10 4-7 J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
09:03 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
09:03 N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
09:03 TEAM offensive REBOUND
08:55 4-9 R. Hachimura driving DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
08:36 J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
08:36 D. Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
08:33 4-11 A. Reaves running Layup (2 PTS)
08:33 DEN Timeout
08:14 MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
08:10 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
08:09 MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
08:07 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
08:00 L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
08:00 J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
07:56 D. Schroder personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:46 7-11 K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
07:25 7-13 L. James driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
07:16 10-13 K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
07:16 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
07:16 11-13 K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
07:01 MISS D. Schroder 7' pullup Shot
06:59 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
06:49 MISS N. Jokic 9' turnaround Hook
06:46 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
06:46 13-13 A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)
06:35 A. Reaves lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
06:35 N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
06:29 MISS M. Porter Jr. running 3PT
06:24 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
06:14 13-15 A. Davis driving Layup (4 PTS) (D. Schroder 1 AST)
06:01 15-15 N. Jokic cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
05:46 MISS R. Hachimura Hook
05:45 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
05:44 MISS R. Hachimura turnaround fadeaway Shot
05:44 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
05:42 MISS A. Davis putback Layup - blocked
05:42 J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
05:42 TEAM offensive REBOUND
05:42 SUB out: J. Murray
05:42 SUB in: B. Brown
05:42 SUB out: D. Schroder
05:42 SUB in: D. Russell
05:36 15-18 L. James 25' 3PT (7 PTS)
05:25 B. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
05:09 15-20 L. James fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)
04:52 MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
04:49 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
04:38 SUB out: A. Reaves
04:38 SUB in: L. Walker IV
04:27 15-23 L. James 3PT (12 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
04:11 17-23 A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
03:56 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
03:56 N. Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
03:55 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
03:43 20-23 K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
03:24 MISS A. Davis 21' pullup Shot
03:22 D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
03:18 MISS L. Walker IV 25' 3PT
03:16 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
03:08 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
03:08 LAL Timeout
03:08 SUB out: A. Gordon
03:08 SUB in: J. Green
03:08 21-23 M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03:08 22-23 M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02:49 22-25 L. James driving Layup (14 PTS)
02:49 M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (James 1 FT)
02:49 SUB out: L. Walker IV
02:49 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
02:49 SUB in: D. Schroder
02:49 SUB in: J. Murray
02:49 22-26 L. James Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
02:30 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
02:28 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
02:22 MISS L. James driving Layup - blocked
02:22 J. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
02:22 TEAM offensive REBOUND
02:08 22-29 L. James 25' 3PT (18 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
01:54 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup - blocked
01:54 D. Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
01:51 B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
01:48 MISS B. Brown 3PT
01:46 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
01:28 MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
01:25 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
01:19 MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
01:17 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
01:07 MISS D. Schroder pullup Shot
01:03 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
00:53 24-29 J. Murray driving Layup (4 PTS)
00:42 24-32 L. James 25' 3PT (21 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
00:26 26-32 J. Murray 15' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
00:08 26-34 D. Russell 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
00:01 D. Schroder personal FOUL (2 PF)
00:01 SUB out: D. Schroder
00:01 SUB in: L. Walker IV
00:01 L. Walker IV personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
00:01 27-34 J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
00:01 28-34 J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
00:00 Period End
Start of period 2
12:00 SUB out: A. Davis
12:00 SUB out: R. Hachimura
12:00 SUB out: K. Caldwell-Pope
12:00 SUB out: N. Jokic
12:00 SUB in: T. Thompson
12:00 SUB in: A. Reaves
12:00 SUB in: A. Gordon
12:00 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
12:00 Period Start
11:45 M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
11:45 L. James STEAL (1 STL)
11:35 MISS D. Russell driving reverse Layup
11:32 J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:17 31-34 M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
10:53 31-36 L. Walker IV 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
10:28 33-36 J. Murray 21' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
10:16 33-38 A. Reaves driving Layup (4 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
10:16 J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Reaves 1 FT)
10:16 33-39 A. Reaves Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
10:03 L. Walker IV personal FOUL (2 PF)
10:03 SUB out: L. Walker IV
10:03 SUB in: D. Schroder
09:53 J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
09:53 L. James STEAL (2 STL)
09:50 33-41 T. Thompson running DUNK (2 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)
09:29 MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
09:24 D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
09:17 33-43 L. James driving finger roll Layup (23 PTS) (D. Schroder 2 AST)
09:16 DEN Timeout
09:16 SUB out: J. Green
09:16 SUB in: N. Jokic
08:59 D. Schroder personal FOUL (3 PF)
08:43 36-43 N. Jokic 25' 3PT fadeaway (5 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
08:34 A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)
08:34 L. James double technical FOUL (1 Tech)
08:34 A. Gordon double technical FOUL (1 Tech)
08:20 MISS D. Russell 28' 3PT
08:20 TEAM defensive REBOUND
08:20 T. Thompson kicked ball VIOLATION
08:02 38-43 N. Jokic turnaround Hook (7 PTS)
07:50 38-45 L. James driving Layup (25 PTS)
07:35 D. Russell personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:35 SUB out: D. Russell
07:35 SUB out: T. Thompson
07:35 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
07:35 SUB in: A. Davis
07:35 SUB in: R. Hachimura
07:35 SUB in: K. Caldwell-Pope
07:27 MISS N. Jokic 26' 3PT
07:24 L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:18 N. Jokic personal FOUL (1 PF)
07:11 MISS A. Davis alley-oop Layup
07:09 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:05 40-45 A. Gordon running Layup (8 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
06:43 40-48 D. Schroder 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Reaves 2 AST)
06:32 42-48 J. Murray 9' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
06:19 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hachimura 2 FT)
06:19 42-49 R. Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
06:19 42-50 R. Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
06:00 K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
06:00 A. Davis STEAL (1 STL)
05:41 42-53 D. Schroder 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Reaves 3 AST)
05:29 A. Davis defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
05:29 43-53 J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
05:29 SUB out: B. Brown
05:29 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
05:24 N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
05:24 D. Schroder STEAL (2 STL)
05:20 MISS R. Hachimura running Layup
05:18 L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
05:18 43-55 L. James tip Layup (27 PTS)
05:18 DEN Timeout
05:01 46-55 N. Jokic 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
04:40 46-57 R. Hachimura driving reverse Layup (6 PTS) (D. Schroder 3 AST)
04:26 MISS N. Jokic driving floating Shot
04:24 TEAM defensive REBOUND
04:08 46-59 L. James driving Layup (29 PTS)
03:54 48-59 J. Murray driving Layup (13 PTS) (N. Jokic 7 AST)
03:41 K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hachimura 2 FT)
03:41 48-60 R. Hachimura Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
03:41 48-61 R. Hachimura Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
03:19 MISS M. Porter Jr. 13' pullup Shot
03:16 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
03:12 51-61 A. Gordon 24' 3PT (11 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
02:51 51-63 R. Hachimura 6' fadeaway Jump Shot (10 PTS) (L. James 4 AST)
02:40 53-63 J. Murray 13' fadeaway Jump Shot (15 PTS)
02:24 53-65 A. Reaves driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS) (D. Schroder 4 AST)
01:59 56-65 M. Porter Jr. 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 8 AST)
01:43 MISS A. Reaves 9' pullup Shot
01:41 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
01:35 A. Reaves personal FOUL (2 PF)
01:26 MISS J. Murray driving finger roll Layup
01:26 TEAM defensive REBOUND
01:26 J. Murray loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:26 56-66 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
01:26 56-67 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
01:10 MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PT
01:08 D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
00:57 N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
00:57 MISS A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
00:57 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:57 56-68 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
00:40 MISS N. Jokic 10' fadeaway Shot
00:36 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
00:36 58-68 A. Gordon tip DUNK (13 PTS)
00:32 N. Jokic personal FOUL (3 PF) (James 2 FT)
00:32 TEAM foul technical
00:32 58-69 A. Reaves technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
00:32 58-70 L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
00:32 58-71 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
00:13 MISS J. Murray 18' turnaround fadeaway Shot
00:11 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
00:04 K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
00:04 58-72 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
00:04 SUB out: L. James
00:04 SUB out: D. Schroder
00:04 SUB in: T. Thompson
00:04 SUB in: L. Walker IV
00:04 58-73 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
00:00 MISS J. Murray 30' pullup 3PT
00:00 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:00 Period End
Start of period 3
12:00 SUB out: T. Thompson
12:00 SUB out: L. Walker IV
12:00 SUB in: D. Schroder
12:00 SUB in: L. James
12:00 Period Start
11:43 60-73 N. Jokic 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (12 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
11:31 A. Davis lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
11:15 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 19' pullup Shot
11:13 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
11:06 MISS A. Davis 8' driving floating Shot
11:03 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
10:58 MISS A. Gordon driving DUNK - blocked
10:58 A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
10:55 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
10:50 60-75 A. Reaves 13' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
10:34 A. Davis defensive-3-second technical FOUL (2 Tech)
10:34 61-75 J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
10:27 63-75 J. Murray 7' pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
10:08 MISS A. Reaves 10' pullup Shot
10:06 A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
10:05 M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (3 PF)
09:50 D. Schroder bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
09:50 J. Murray STEAL (2 STL)
09:43 65-75 M. Porter Jr. running Layup (10 PTS) (J. Murray 5 AST)
09:22 MISS A. Davis driving Layup - blocked
09:22 N. Jokic BLOCK (3 BLK)
09:19 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
09:16 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
09:14 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
09:14 67-75 N. Jokic Layup (14 PTS) (A. Gordon 3 AST)
09:14 LAL Timeout
08:48 MISS D. Schroder 3PT
08:46 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
08:42 MISS N. Jokic driving floating Shot
08:40 D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
08:33 MISS D. Schroder running finger roll Layup
08:31 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
08:29 MISS A. Gordon running Layup - blocked
08:29 A. Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
08:25 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
08:25 J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reaves 2 FT)
08:25 67-76 A. Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
08:25 67-77 A. Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
08:06 70-77 A. Gordon 25' 3PT (16 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
07:47 MISS R. Hachimura driving finger roll Layup
07:44 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
07:39 MISS M. Porter Jr. 27' running 3PT
07:37 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
07:37 MISS A. Gordon tip Layup
07:37 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
07:37 72-77 N. Jokic putback Layup (16 PTS)
07:37 R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
07:37 73-77 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
07:21 73-79 D. Schroder driving floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (L. James 5 AST)
06:59 R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 3 FT)
06:59 74-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 3 (18 PTS)
06:59 75-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 3 (19 PTS)
06:59 76-79 N. Jokic Free Throw 3 of 3 (20 PTS)
06:39 MISS D. Schroder 7' driving floating Shot
06:38 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
06:27 78-79 J. Murray 17' pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
06:04 78-81 A. Reaves 12' fadeaway Jump Shot (14 PTS)
05:38 MISS J. Murray 20' step back Shot
05:35 A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
05:27 MISS L. James 26' 3PT
05:24 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
05:07 80-81 M. Porter Jr. fadeaway bank Jump Shot (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 9 AST)
04:55 MISS R. Hachimura driving Layup
04:52 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:10)
04:48 MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
04:47 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
04:47 MISS M. Porter Jr. Hook
04:45 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:10)
04:45 MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
04:43 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
04:39 82-81 K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 10 AST)
04:39 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
04:39 LAL Timeout
04:39 83-81 K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
04:21 MISS L. James Layup - blocked
04:21 K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
04:17 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
04:16 83-83 A. Davis Layup (11 PTS) (L. James 6 AST)
03:50 MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump Shot
03:48 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
03:42 MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
03:39 A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
03:34 86-83 M. Porter Jr. 28' 3PT running (15 PTS) (A. Gordon 4 AST)
03:17 MISS A. Davis 15' Jump Shot
03:14 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
02:59 MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
02:57 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
02:47 86-85 L. James driving floating Jump Shot (33 PTS)
02:28 88-85 N. Jokic driving Hook (22 PTS) (A. Gordon 5 AST)
02:09 MISS A. Davis cutting Layup
02:08 TEAM offensive REBOUND
02:08 SUB out: R. Hachimura
02:08 SUB out: D. Schroder
02:08 SUB out: M. Porter Jr.
02:08 SUB in: D. Russell
02:08 SUB in: T. Thompson
02:08 SUB in: B. Brown
01:56 MISS T. Thompson Layup
01:56 TEAM offensive REBOUND
01:40 88-87 L. James 6' driving Hook (35 PTS)
01:18 91-87 A. Gordon 25' 3PT (19 PTS) (N. Jokic 11 AST)
01:06 MISS L. James 27' pullup 3PT
01:04 T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
01:04 MISS T. Thompson tip Layup
01:00 B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
00:55 93-87 B. Brown running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
00:42 MISS A. Reaves 6' pullup Shot
00:39 N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:11)
00:29 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
00:29 94-87 N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
00:29 SUB out: A. Davis
00:29 SUB in: R. Hachimura
00:29 MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
00:26 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
00:10 94-89 L. James driving Layup (37 PTS)
00:02 MISS N. Jokic 15' floating Shot
00:01 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
00:00 Period End
Start of period 4
12:00 SUB out: A. Reaves
12:00 SUB out: J. Murray
12:00 SUB out: A. Gordon
12:00 SUB in: L. Walker IV
12:00 SUB in: M. Porter Jr.
12:00 SUB in: J. Green
12:00 Period Start
11:45 94-91 T. Thompson cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (L. James 7 AST)
11:45 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Thompson 1 FT)
11:45 MISS T. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1
11:42 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
11:23 MISS N. Jokic 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
11:23 TEAM offensive REBOUND
11:23 L. James loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
11:11 MISS N. Jokic 19' step back Shot
11:08 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
11:00 L. Walker IV step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
10:42 MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
10:38 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
10:38 B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (James 2 FT)
10:38 MISS L. James Free Throw 1 of 2
10:38 TEAM offensive REBOUND
10:38 94-92 L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
10:14 MISS N. Jokic 28' 3PT
10:11 R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
10:05 94-94 D. Russell 13' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
10:05 DEN Timeout
10:05 SUB out: K. Caldwell-Pope
10:05 SUB in: J. Murray
09:48 96-94 B. Brown Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 12 AST)
09:36 D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
09:19 D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
09:19 97-94 B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
09:19 SUB out: D. Russell
09:19 SUB out: L. Walker IV
09:19 SUB in: D. Schroder
09:19 SUB in: A. Reaves
09:19 98-94 B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
08:56 B. Brown personal FOUL (4 PF)
08:56 SUB out: T. Thompson
08:56 SUB in: A. Davis
08:49 98-96 D. Schroder driving Layup (13 PTS)
08:28 100-96 J. Murray 12' driving floating Jump Shot (22 PTS)
08:17 100-98 A. Davis 15' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (L. James 8 AST)
07:52 MISS N. Jokic 7' driving floating Shot - blocked
07:52 A. Davis BLOCK (3 BLK)
07:51 TEAM offensive REBOUND
07:51 SUB out: J. Green
07:51 SUB in: A. Gordon
07:51 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
07:32 MISS L. James 25' step back 3PT
07:27 J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
07:19 R. Hachimura personal FOUL (3 PF)
07:19 LAL Timeout
07:05 102-98 N. Jokic 14' turnaround Jump Shot (25 PTS)
06:49 MISS L. James 7' driving Layup - blocked
06:49 A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
06:49 TEAM offensive REBOUND
06:39 MISS D. Schroder 13' floating Shot
06:36 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
06:29 MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
06:26 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
06:03 MISS D. Schroder 25' 3PT
06:02 TEAM defensive REBOUND
05:52 N. Jokic charge offensive FOUL (4 PF)
05:52 N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
05:52 SUB out: B. Brown
05:52 SUB in: K. Caldwell-Pope
05:29 102-100 A. Davis 10' floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (L. James 9 AST)
05:19 N. Jokic offensive FOUL (5 PF)
05:19 N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
05:03 MISS L. James 6' turnaround Shot
05:03 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:11)
05:02 102-102 A. Davis putback DUNK (17 PTS)
05:02 DEN Timeout
04:42 A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Murray 3 FT)
04:42 103-102 J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 3 (23 PTS)
04:42 104-102 J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 3 (24 PTS)
04:42 105-102 J. Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (25 PTS)
04:31 MISS D. Schroder 3PT
04:28 K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
04:06 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
03:49 MISS R. Hachimura 25' 3PT
03:47 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
03:34 107-102 A. Gordon cutting DUNK (21 PTS) (N. Jokic 13 AST)
03:34 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)
03:34 LAL Timeout
03:34 MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
03:32 A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:12)
03:20 107-104 L. James driving Layup (40 PTS)
02:50 110-104 N. Jokic 25' 3PT fadeaway (28 PTS)
02:29 110-107 A. Reaves 3PT (17 PTS) (D. Schroder 5 AST)
02:01 A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
02:01 111-107 A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
02:01 MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
01:58 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
01:52 J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:52 111-108 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
01:52 111-109 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
01:36 R. Hachimura kicked ball VIOLATION
01:22 MISS N. Jokic 27' turnaround 3PT
01:22 TEAM offensive REBOUND
01:13 DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
01:13 A. Gordon personal FOUL (2 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
01:13 111-110 A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
01:13 111-111 A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
00:51 113-111 N. Jokic driving Layup (30 PTS)
00:31 LAL Timeout
00:26 MISS L. James 19' fadeaway Shot
00:22 M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
00:06 MISS J. Murray turnaround Shot
00:04 L. James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
00:04 LAL Timeout
00:01 MISS L. James driving floating Shot - blocked
00:01 A. Gordon BLOCK (2 BLK)
00:00 TEAM offensive REBOUND
00:00 Period End
00:00 Game End