Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Apr 2, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	16	18	25	85
LAL	21	26	34	29	110

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Antonio McDyessSF	37	9-18	0-0	3-6	5	0	1	1	4	2	-19	21
20LaPhonso EllisPF	44	7-24	2-6	1-7	9	5	2	1	3	2	-24	17
50Ervin JohnsonC	19	3-4	0-0	0-0	11	1	0	4	1	4	+2	6
3Dale EllisSG	32	5-10	1-4	0-0	4	2	1	0	3	1	-22	11
5Anthony GoldwirePG	24	1-7	1-4	0-0	3	6	1	0	0	2	+1	3
30Kenny Smith	23	3-6	3-5	1-1	2	3	0	0	3	1	-26	10
21Tom Hammonds	19	4-7	0-0	2-3	9	2	1	1	1	3	-14	10
6Brooks Thompson	22	1-6	1-4	0-0	4	5	1	0	2	3	-18	3
53Jerome Allen	12	2-7	0-2	0-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	-4	4
25George Zidek	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
22Vincent Askew	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Bryant Stith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-9038.9%	8-2532.0%	7-1838.9%	49	26	7	7	17	18	-	85

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
43Corie BlountSF	37	7-12	0-1	1-1	13	2	0	0	1	5	+30	15
12Jerome KerseyPF	26	1-7	0-0	1-2	9	2	1	3	2	3	-12	3
45Sean RooksC	27	7-10	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	2	1	1	+3	14
6Eddie JonesSG	32	9-14	3-5	6-6	4	6	4	0	1	1	+29	27
9Nick Van ExelPG	38	7-16	2-5	2-2	3	12	1	0	1	0	+23	18
5Robert Horry	20	3-9	1-2	0-0	8	0	4	2	1	3	+22	7
8Kobe Bryant	16	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	3	1	0	1	1	+10	6
24George McCloud	23	6-10	4-7	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	+25	16
2Derek Fisher	9	2-7	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	1	+2	4
4Byron Scott	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1	-7	0
41Elden Campbell	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Travis Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9247.8%	10-2147.6%	12-1392.3%	52	32	12	8	9	17	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAL

(12:00) Jump Ball Rooks vs. Johnson: Tip to McDyess
+2 (11:38) McDyess 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
20
(11:16) MISS Kersey 6' Jump Shot
(11:13) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS McDyess Dunk
(11:04) Rooks BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:59) Kersey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:49) Rooks Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
22
+3 (10:33) D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
52
+2 (10:20) Jones Slam Dunk (2 PTS)
54
+2 (9:52) D. Ellis Layup (5 PTS)
74
(9:45) Van Exel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:45) L. Ellis STEAL (1 STL)
(9:39) MISS Goldwire Layup
(9:38) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:37) D. Ellis Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:16) MISS Blount 8' Jump Shot
(9:13) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) Blount S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (9:03) McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
84
+1 (9:03) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
94
(8:47) Blount Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:47) D. Ellis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:44) D. Ellis Driving Layup (7 PTS)
114
(8:23) MISS Van Exel 12' Jump Shot
(8:23) Nuggets Rebound
(8:08) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:08) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(7:55) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:44) LAKERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
+3 (7:37) L. Ellis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
144
(7:26) MISS Jones 7' Jump Shot
(7:23) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:19) MISS D. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(7:17) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:01) Rooks 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Kersey 1 AST)
146
(6:46) MISS L. Ellis 9' Jump Shot
(6:44) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:37) Blount 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
148
+2 (6:21) McDyess 12' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Goldwire 3 AST)
168
(6:12) McDyess Violation:Lane
+2 (6:12) Jones Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Van Exel 1 AST)
1610
+2 (5:55) Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
1810
(5:46) MISS Kersey Layup
(5:45) LAKERS Rebound
(5:38) MISS Jones 10' Jump Shot
(5:36) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:32) D. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:32) Horry STEAL (1 STL)
(5:26) MISS Horry 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:06) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(5:06) MISS L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:06) Nuggets Rebound
(5:06) MISS L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:05) Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:43) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1813
(4:22) L. Ellis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:22) Kersey STEAL (1 STL)
(4:19) Kersey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:19) L. Ellis STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:12) L. Ellis Layup (5 PTS) (Goldwire 4 AST)
2013
(4:12) Kersey S.FOUL (P1.T3)
(4:12) MISS L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:11) Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:01) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(3:44) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:33) MISS D. Ellis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:30) Blount REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:24) MISS Van Exel 13' Jump Shot
(3:22) Nuggets Rebound
(3:05) MISS L. Ellis 13' Jump Shot
(3:02) Horry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) Goldwire P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(2:45) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:41) MISS Bryant Layup
(2:41) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:38) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:35) Horry S.FOUL (P1.T4)
(2:35) MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:35) Nuggets Rebound
(2:35) MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:34) Kersey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:21) MISS Horry 19' Jump Shot
(2:19) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (2:18) McDyess Slam Dunk (8 PTS) (Goldwire 5 AST)
2213
(2:13) LAKERS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 1)
(1:53) MISS Blount Layup
(1:52) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:49) MISS L. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:47) LAKERS Rebound
+3 (1:38) Van Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2216
(1:15) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(1:15) Horry BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:13) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(1:12) MISS Johnson Layup
(1:10) Horry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) MISS Horry Layup
(1:02) Johnson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:59) Goldwire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:51) McDyess 18' Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2416
(0:41) Goldwire P.FOUL (P2.T3)
+3 (0:35) Van Exel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2419
(0:11) MISS McDyess 12' Jump Shot
(0:08) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:08) MISS McDyess Layup
(0:08) Johnson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
(0:04) MISS L. Ellis Driving Layup
(0:04) McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:04) McDyess Layup (12 PTS)
2619
+2 (0:00) Bryant 7' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Blount 1 AST)
2621

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

85Points110

35-90(38.9%)Field Goal(%)44-92(47.8%)

8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)10-21(47.6%)

7-18(38.9%)Free Throw(%)12-13(92.3%)

49(17)Rebounds(Offensive)52(11)

26Assists32

7Steals12

7Blocks8

17Turnovers9

18Fouls17

40Pts In The Paint60

21Fast Break Pts35

0Pts Off Turnovers0

85Bench Pts110

10Largest Lead28

Game Details

Wednesday, April 2, 1997 · 10:30 PM

MVP Arena · Albany, NY

attendance: 17,141 (109.0%)