Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener
DENVER (AP) Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers' pregame introductions, the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets were a little late to the playoff party Saturday night.
They turned up their offense and defense after a sputtering start, however, powering past the Lakers 114-103 behind Nikola Jokic's 32 points and 12 rebounds in the Western Conference playoff opener, their ninth consecutive triumph over the Lakers.
After watching LeBron James score 19 first-half points, capped by a pull-up 3 from 32 feet in the final second that put the Lakers up 60-57, the Nuggets limited the NBA’s career scoring leader to nine points in the second half and didn’t allow him to even take a shot in the fourth quarter until just 1:20 remained.
“We’re not going anywhere," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "This is the playoffs. No team in the playoffs, if you get down 12 early, you’re not going to just take your ball and go home. We still have plenty of fight left in us and we know that we were better than what we were playing early.
“That’s a good team over there. They came into the playoffs playing extremely well, and they showed it. LeBron was on course, I thought he’s about to have 50 points tonight, the way he was playing and shooting the ball.”
James finished with 27 points and Anthony Davis had 32.
That wasn't nearly enough to match the reigning champs' prowess.
Two other Nuggets matched Jokic's double-double - Jamal Murray (22 points, 10 assists) and Aaron Gordon (12 points, 11 rebounds) - and Michael Porter Jr. came close with 19 points and eight boards.
Denver handed James just his fourth loss in 17 first-round openers, but Malone said, “We've got to watch the film to see what we can do better. This is going to be a hell of a series.”
The Lakers haven’t beaten the Nuggets since Dec. 16, 2022. They’ll try again Monday night in Game 2 at Ball Arena, where Denver is now 34-8 this season.
“To be honest, we are desperate, too. We don't want to lose at home," Jokic said. “I think every game is going to be interesting. So, hopefully we are going to match and be even more physical than them.”
Lakers coach Darvin Ham concurred with Malone's sentiment about a competitive series, saying, "Everybody's going to lose their mind over one game, and give them their credit, they held serve at home. They're a tough home team, tough to beat in general, but they're really good at home. ... (But) we did a lot of good things out there tonight.”
Denver just did more things better.
The Nuggets had 15 offensive rebounds for 18 second-chance points, 10 more than the Lakers, who grabbed just six offensive boards. And the Nuggets committed just four turnovers - just one by their starters - while the Lakers turned the ball over a dozen times, including a whopping seven by James.
“I thought we played some good ball tonight, just could have been better,” James said. “You don't have much room for error versus Denver's team, especially at their home floor. They're just a team that's been through everything. Obviously, they're the defending champions, so you gotta execute, you gotta make shots, you gotta defend. And then you can't give them extra possessions.”
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who scored all 12 of his points after halftime, made a trio of 3-pointers in a 13-0 run the Nuggets used to seize control in the third quarter at 89-74.
Porter excelled on the court, as coach Malone predicted he would, after a trying week for his family that saw one younger brother, Coban Porter, sentenced to six years in jail for a fatal drunken driving crash on Friday and another, former Toronto Raptors guard Jontay Porter, banned from the NBA for betting on basketball and disclosing confidential information to other bettors.
“I think I definitely tried to compartmentalize," Porter said. "Some bad and sad stuff happened to a couple of my brothers, but I got 15, 16 more brothers in here. So I knew I had to be here for them and come in here and do my job.”
The Nuggets entered these playoffs with bull's-eyes on their backs but supremely confident of their chances to repeat after tying a franchise record with 57 regular season wins, four more than last year.
One sign of their looseness: Jokic, who's starring in a teaser for “Despicable Me 4” where he seeks therapy because the Minions think he's their boss, arrived at Ball Arena decked out in a black-and-gray striped scarf and gray pants, looking like Felonius Gru -- the lead character from the movie franchise.
James should have shown up dressed like Vector because he played the perfect villain, at least until halftime.
Denver swept the Lakers in last season’s Western Conference finals, the next-to-last step the Nuggets had to clear before claiming their first NBA title.
“I don't ever get into the ‘here we go again’ mindset,” James said. “One game, they protected their home court. We have another opportunity on Monday to come back and be better.”
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This story corrects first name of Denver player to Aaron Gordon instead of Anthony Gordon.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Anthony Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | |||
11:49 | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
11:41 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 0-2 | |
11:18 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving reverse layup | 0-4 | |
10:57 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
10:49 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point cutting dunk (LeBron James assists) | 2-4 | |
10:26 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:23 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 4-4 | |
10:04 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk | 4-6 | |
9:45 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 6-6 | |
9:30 | Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:27 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Anthony Davis turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
8:59 | Austin Reaves personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
8:56 | Jamal Murray misses two point jump shot | |||
8:52 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:40 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
8:25 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
8:21 | Rui Hachimura turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
8:18 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:14 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 8-6 | |
8:00 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 8-8 | |
7:47 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point stepback jump shot | 10-8 | |
7:30 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
7:22 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
7:18 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
7:18 | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | |||
7:16 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | |||
7:04 | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
6:59 | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 13-8 | |
6:41 | Anthony Davis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
6:41 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:39 | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 13-11 | |
6:22 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point reverse layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 15-11 | |
6:06 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 15-13 | |
5:50 | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 18-13 | |
5:37 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:35 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | |||
5:33 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 20-13 | |
5:19 | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:17 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
5:17 | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:17 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-14 | |
5:17 | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:13 | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | LeBron James misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
5:01 | Lakers offensive rebound | |||
4:59 | Peyton Watson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
4:50 | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | |||
4:46 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
4:40 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running dunk | 20-16 | |
4:33 | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
4:29 | LeBron James blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point running reverse layup | |||
4:26 | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | |||
4:23 | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving layup | 20-18 | |
4:05 | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:02 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
3:53 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
3:49 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 22-18 | |
3:28 | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 22-21 | |
3:13 | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 25-21 | |
2:55 | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | |||
2:55 | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:55 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
2:43 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-21 | |
2:22 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 27-23 | |
2:00 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point driving finger roll layup (LeBron James assists) | 29-23 | |
1:36 | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | |||
1:33 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | |||
1:29 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | |||
1:29 | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-23 | |
1:29 | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-23 | |
1:19 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Reggie Jackson assists) | 31-25 | |
0:56 | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:53 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
0:39 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
0:36 | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | |||
0:35 | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
0:35 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-25 | |
0:35 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-25 | |
0:20 | Taurean Prince blocks Christian Braun's two point driving layup | |||
0:20 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
0:19 | Christian Braun misses two point tip layup | |||
0:17 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:03 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:50 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:46 | Gabe Vincent offensive rebound | |||
11:44 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-28 | |
11:12 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 35-28 | |
10:51 | Peyton Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
10:47 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
10:28 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 37-28 | |
10:12 | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:10 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Gabe Vincent offensive foul (Justin Holiday draws the foul) | |||
10:03 | Gabe Vincent turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:58 | Jaxson Hayes personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | |||
9:51 | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | |||
9:51 | +1 | DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-29 | |
9:51 | +1 | DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-30 | |
9:38 | Taurean Prince misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:35 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:21 | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 37-32 | |
9:07 | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
9:07 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-32 | |
9:07 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-32 | |
8:50 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 39-35 | |
8:30 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 41-35 | |
8:22 | Christian Braun misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:18 | Justin Holiday offensive rebound | |||
8:16 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:16 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
8:05 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 43-35 | |
7:49 | Justin Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:45 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
7:37 | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
7:37 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-35 | |
7:37 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-35 | |
7:25 | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
7:11 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:10 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
7:10 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-36 | |
7:10 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-37 | |
6:53 | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | |||
6:48 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:41 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
6:40 | Lakers defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | |||
6:40 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:23 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving finger roll layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 47-37 | |
6:09 | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | |||
6:05 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running finger roll layup | 49-37 | |
6:05 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
5:52 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 49-40 | |
5:41 | LeBron James offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
5:41 | LeBron James turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:22 | Reggie Jackson misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
5:20 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
5:13 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Anthony Davis's two point driving layup | |||
5:10 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 49-43 | |
4:49 | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
4:46 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 49-45 | |
4:46 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
4:31 | Jamal Murray blocks LeBron James's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
4:28 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
4:24 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
4:20 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running jump shot | |||
4:14 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:01 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 49-47 | |
3:43 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:38 | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | |||
3:38 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point putback dunk | 51-47 | |
3:19 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
3:13 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
3:13 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 51-49 | |
3:03 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:02 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:58 | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:55 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
2:53 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 51-51 | |
2:39 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 53-51 | |
2:20 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
2:16 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 53-53 | |
2:05 | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-53 | |
1:46 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
1:44 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
1:36 | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:34 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:29 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 55-55 | |
1:18 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
1:02 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:59 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | |||
0:26 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 57-55 | |
0:04 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 57-57 | |
0:02 | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 60-57 | |
0:00 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:44 | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 60-60 | |
11:09 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
11:07 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
10:49 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 62-60 | |
10:09 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 62-62 | |
9:51 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 65-62 | |
9:25 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
9:21 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
9:05 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 65-64 | |
8:45 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 67-64 | |
8:27 | Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
8:27 | Lakers defensive rebound | |||
8:05 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point cutting finger roll layup | |||
8:04 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 67-67 | |
7:57 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
7:44 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 69-67 | |
7:22 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 69-69 | |
6:58 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot | 71-69 | |
6:36 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:33 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
6:25 | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:21 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 71-72 | |
5:51 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:49 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
5:39 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 71-74 | |
5:26 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | |||
5:26 | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-74 | |
5:26 | +1 | Rui Hachimura makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-74 | |
5:15 | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
5:03 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 73-76 | |
4:49 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 75-76 | |
4:49 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
4:49 | LeBron James misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:46 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
4:36 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-79 | |
4:14 | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
4:12 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | Anthony Davis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
3:59 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 75-81 | |
3:44 | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:33 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
3:31 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
3:21 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving layup | |||
3:18 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:16 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-84 | |
3:16 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
3:00 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
2:57 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
2:45 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
2:31 | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
2:11 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 75-87 | |
2:01 | Christian Braun personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
1:55 | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
1:37 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 75-89 | |
1:15 | LeBron James misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:13 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
1:03 | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | |||
1:01 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | |||
0:46 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | Reggie Jackson misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
0:32 | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 78-89 | |
0:01 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:35 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:35 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
11:35 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | |||
11:23 | DeAndre Jordan blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:20 | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 78-91 | |
11:00 | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | |||
10:57 | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
10:54 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:34 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 81-91 | |
10:04 | Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | |||
10:01 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | |||
9:58 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 81-94 | |
9:37 | Anthony Davis turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Jordan steals) | |||
9:27 | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:25 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | |||
9:14 | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | |||
9:08 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running finger roll layup | 81-96 | |
9:08 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
8:48 | Christian Braun shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
8:48 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-96 | |
8:48 | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-96 | |
8:31 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:25 | Lakers defensive rebound | |||
8:14 | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:12 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | |||
8:01 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
7:46 | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:46 | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | |||
7:46 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point putback layup | 85-96 | |
7:46 | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
7:46 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 86-96 | |
7:25 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
7:22 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
7:17 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 88-96 | |
7:17 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
7:08 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 88-98 | |
6:49 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot | 90-98 | |
6:32 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
6:30 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 92-98 | |
5:57 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:55 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
5:53 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
5:49 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
5:48 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot | 92-100 | |
5:34 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
5:34 | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:34 | Lakers offensive rebound | |||
5:34 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-100 | |
5:14 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 93-103 | |
5:01 | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup jump shot | 95-103 | |
5:01 | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | |||
5:01 | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 96-103 | |
4:51 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
4:38 | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | |||
4:38 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
4:36 | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | |||
4:32 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
4:20 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:17 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
4:03 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 96-106 | |
3:45 | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
3:41 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk | 96-108 | |
3:35 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
3:35 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-108 | |
3:35 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-108 | |
3:23 | Anthony Davis personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
3:09 | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:05 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
2:56 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
2:53 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:41 | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
2:37 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
2:37 | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | |||
2:37 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
2:37 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 98-110 | |
2:37 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
2:27 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 101-110 | |
1:53 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
1:52 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
1:29 | LeBron James offensive rebound | |||
1:23 | Anthony Davis misses two point layup | |||
1:21 | LeBron James offensive rebound | |||
1:20 | LeBron James misses two point putback layup | |||
1:20 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 101-112 | |
1:01 | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
0:46 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 101-114 | |
0:35 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 103-114 | |
0:11 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:11 |
+ 2 | LeBron James makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0:35 |
+ 2 | Jamal Murray makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0:46 |
LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | 1:01 |
+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 1:11 |
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 1:20 |
LeBron James misses two point putback layup | 1:20 |
LeBron James offensive rebound | 1:21 |
Anthony Davis misses two point layup | 1:23 |
LeBron James offensive rebound | 1:29 |
Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | 1:34 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Davis | 32 | 14 | 5 | 12/23 | 0/4 | 8/9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 58 |
L. James | 27 | 6 | 8 | 10/16 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 44 |
D. Russell | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6/20 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 23 |
A. Reaves | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 24 |
R. Hachimura | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 11 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Davis | 32 | 14 | 5 | 12/23 | 0/4 | 8/9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 58 |
L. James | 27 | 6 | 8 | 10/16 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 44 |
D. Russell | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6/20 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 23 |
A. Reaves | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 24 |
R. Hachimura | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 11 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
T. Prince | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
S. Dinwiddie | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 4 |
G. Vincent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
J. Hayes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
C. Wood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S. Mays | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Christie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
H. Giles III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Vanderbilt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Hood-Schifino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Castleton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Reddish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 103 | 40 | 22 | 39/79 | 8/29 | 17/19 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 34 | -55 | 185 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 32 | 12 | 7 | 15/23 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | +14 | 60 |
J. Murray | 22 | 6 | 10 | 9/24 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +9 | 49 |
M. Porter Jr. | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8/15 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +10 | 30 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4/11 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 19 |
A. Gordon | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5/11 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +20 | 36 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 32 | 12 | 7 | 15/23 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | +14 | 60 |
J. Murray | 22 | 6 | 10 | 9/24 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +9 | 49 |
M. Porter Jr. | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8/15 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +10 | 30 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4/11 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 19 |
A. Gordon | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5/11 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +20 | 36 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
P. Watson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 7 |
D. Jordan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
R. Jackson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
C. Braun | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
J. Holiday | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 114 | 49 | 27 | 47/102 | 15/42 | 5/6 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 34 | +55 | 224 |