Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 8, 2024

FINAL

36-16DenverNuggets

114

27-26Los AngelesLakers

106

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	30	24	31	114
LAL	23	26	30	27	106

Game Recap

The Nuggets ended the game on a 10-2 run as they defeated the Lakers, 114-106. Jamal Murray led the way for the Nuggets with 29 points (5-9 3pt. FG), seven rebounds and 11 assists, while Nikola Jokic added 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in the victory. Anthony Davis (32 points, nine rebounds) and LeBron James (25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists) combined for 57 points for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Nuggets win their third straight game as they improve to 36-16 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 27-26.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	11-20	4-7	1-1	8	2	0	1	1	1	+6	27
50Aaron GordonPF	31	5-8	0-2	1-2	4	3	2	1	1	1	+18	11
15Nikola JokicC	36	9-20	2-6	4-4	13	9	0	3	6	2	+10	24
9Justin HolidaySG	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	6	+11	2
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	12-25	5-9	0-0	7	11	2	0	3	2	+17	29
7Reggie Jackson	26	3-8	1-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	-10	7
0Christian Braun	13	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	-9	3
8Peyton Watson	24	2-6	1-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	-3	5
6DeAndre Jordan	11	3-6	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	6
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9748.5%	14-3243.8%	6-785.7%	50	33	4	6	12	17	-	114

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
28Rui HachimuraSF	37	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	2	-12	2
23LeBron JamesPF	35	9-20	2-6	5-5	9	7	1	1	2	0	-6	25
3Anthony DavisC	38	14-27	0-3	4-6	9	3	3	4	1	0	-11	32
10Max ChristieSG	15	2-7	2-3	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	-7	7
15Austin ReavesPG	36	6-16	2-7	1-2	2	10	2	0	1	2	-9	15
12Taurean Prince	34	4-6	2-3	3-3	3	2	2	1	1	2	+1	13
35Christian Wood	19	1-1	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	1	0	2	+7	3
11Jaxson Hayes	17	4-6	0-1	1-2	6	1	1	2	0	1	-4	9
4Skylar Mays	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	+1	0
0Jalen Hood-Schifino	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Maxwell Lewis	— did not play —												— did not play —
1D'Angelo Russell	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8946.1%	8-2532.0%	16-2272.7%	39	27	12	10	7	10	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAL

(11:55) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Davis: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:41) MISS N. Jokic driving Layup - blocked
(11:41) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:38) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS A. Reaves 28' running 3PT
(11:30) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS N. Jokic floating Shot
(11:21) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) MISS A. Reaves running Layup - blocked
(11:19) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:16) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving floating Shot
(11:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:04) N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:36) A. Davis 18' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:23) J. Holiday cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
42
(10:12) MISS M. Christie 14' pullup Shot
(10:09) M. Christie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:07) MISS M. Christie 13' pullup Shot
(10:05) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:59) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
(9:53) R. Hachimura traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (9:38) J. Murray Layup (2 PTS)
62
(9:19) MISS L. James 27' 3PT
(9:16) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:11) M. Porter Jr. 19' running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
82
(9:01) MISS A. Reaves 11' driving floating Shot
(8:58) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:54) M. Christie personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:40) MISS M. Porter Jr. 18' pullup Shot
(8:37) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:32) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:29) A. Gordon running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
102
(8:20) MISS A. Davis cutting Layup
(8:17) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:15) MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
(8:10) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:04) MISS N. Jokic Hook - blocked
(8:04) A. Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:00) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:49) M. Christie 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
105
+2 (7:33) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
125
(7:23) MISS A. Davis DUNK
(7:20) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:13) M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:13) A. Davis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:08) L. James running Layup (2 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
127
(7:01) A. Gordon bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:01) M. Christie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:57) A. Davis running DUNK (4 PTS)
129
(6:57) DEN Timeout
(6:41) MISS J. Murray 6' Layup - blocked
(6:41) R. Hachimura BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (6:36) M. Porter Jr. driving DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
149
(6:19) MISS M. Christie 24' 3PT
(6:17) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:16) MISS A. Gordon running Layup - blocked
(6:16) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (6:11) M. Porter Jr. 12' driving floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
169
(5:53) MISS A. Davis 9' Jump Shot
(5:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:36) MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PT
(5:33) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:31) A. Davis running Layup (6 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
1611
(5:15) MISS A. Gordon 25' pullup 3PT
(5:10) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:56) MISS M. Christie cutting Layup
(4:51) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:49) M. Porter Jr. 20' running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1811
+2 (4:34) A. Davis 19' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
1813
+3 (4:19) M. Porter Jr. 3PT pullup (11 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
2113
(4:10) LAL Timeout
(3:57) MISS A. Davis 11' driving Hook
(3:54) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:40) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:40) C. Wood STEAL (1 STL)
(3:19) MISS A. Reaves 27' step back 3PT
(3:14) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:08) MISS M. Porter Jr. 16' step back Shot
(3:04) C. Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:59) T. Prince 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Wood 1 AST)
2116
+2 (2:43) R. Jackson cutting Layup (2 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
2316
(2:30) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Prince 2 FT)
+1 (2:30) T. Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2317
+1 (2:30) T. Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2318
(2:14) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(2:14) A. Reaves STEAL (1 STL)
(2:06) MISS A. Davis running Layup
(2:00) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:00) A. Davis tip DUNK (10 PTS)
2320
(1:39) T. Prince personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:31) MISS P. Watson 25' 3PT
(1:27) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:20) D. Jordan shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Wood 2 FT)
(1:20) MISS C. Wood Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:20) C. Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2321
(0:55) MISS J. Murray Layup - blocked
(0:55) A. Davis BLOCK (3 BLK)
(0:52) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:38) C. Wood Layup (3 PTS) (A. Davis 2 AST)
2323
+3 (0:31) C. Braun 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2623
(0:15) A. Reaves lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (0:03) P. Watson 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2923
(0:00) MISS A. Davis 26' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

114Points106

47-97(48.5%)Field Goal(%)41-89(46.1%)

14-32(43.8%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

6-7(85.7%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

50(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

33Assists27

4Steals12

6Blocks10

12Turnovers7

17Fouls10

54Pts In The Paint60

19Fast Break Pts13

15Pts Off Turnovers15

21Bench Pts25

15Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, February 8, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: TNT