Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Sep 26, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	21	33	23	107
LAL	33	28	26	30	117

Game Recap

LeBron James notches a triple-double with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as Los Angeles beats Denver to advance to the 2020 NBA Finals.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Jerami GrantSF	45	7-18	2-8	4-4	9	1	1	1	1	4	-10	20
4Paul MillsapPF	30	1-8	1-5	10-11	4	1	0	0	1	3	-8	13
15Nikola JokicC	29	9-16	1-4	1-1	7	5	3	0	1	5	-1	20
14Gary HarrisSG	13	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	4	+4	3
27Jamal MurrayPG	43	7-17	0-4	5-5	4	8	1	0	5	3	-10	19
11Monte Morris	28	4-9	0-1	2-2	2	7	0	0	0	1	-10	10
7Mason Plumlee	18	3-7	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	-9	7
1Michael Porter Jr.	17	4-7	2-4	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	+1	10
3Torrey Craig	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-3	0
35PJ Dozier	6	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-4	5
6Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Troy Daniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9042.2%	8-3026.7%	23-2688.5%	36	23	5	2	11	25	-	107

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	40	15-25	1-4	7-8	16	10	1	0	2	2	+12	38
3Anthony DavisPF	34	8-16	2-4	9-9	5	3	2	1	1	3	-1	27
39Dwight HowardC	35	3-4	0-0	3-6	9	0	0	2	2	5	+12	9
14Danny GreenSG	28	3-7	2-4	3-4	0	2	0	2	0	1	+6	11
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopePG	26	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	5	+5	2
9Rajon Rondo	12	3-5	2-4	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	2	-4	8
0Kyle Kuzma	20	3-7	1-3	1-1	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	8
4Alex Caruso	25	5-7	0-1	1-1	2	4	1	1	3	2	+16	11
88Markieff Morris	14	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	1	+6	3
7JaVale McGee	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-2	0
28Quinn Cook	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jared Dudley	— did not play —												— did not play —
21JR Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-7754.5%	9-2437.5%	24-2982.8%	43	24	6	8	13	26	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Howard vs. Jokic: Tip to James
(11:55) James Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:43) Jokic 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:15) Howard 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:01) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
52
(10:41) MISS Green 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:40) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:39) Howard Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:24) Howard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brown)
(10:22) Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
(10:18) MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:14) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) James 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
(9:56) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:56) Davis STEAL (1 STL)
(9:55) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (T.Brown)
(9:49) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:44) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) Millsap Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:37) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:33) Green Running Layup (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
56
(9:11) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:08) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:57) MISS Davis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:53) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) Harris Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(8:51) Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:27) MISS Davis 8' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(8:24) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:18) Grant 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
76
(8:12) Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:12) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:09) Grant 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
96
(7:54) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
(7:54) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:54) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (7:54) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
97
(7:41) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Lewis)
(7:28) MISS Jokic 22' Jump Shot
(7:25) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:08) MISS Green 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:04) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:00) Harris 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
127
(6:54) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:40) Davis 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)
129
(6:28) Harris OFF.Foul (P2) (T.Brown)
(6:28) Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:11) Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (E.Lewis)
+1 (6:11) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1210
+1 (6:11) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1211
(5:48) MISS Murray 21' Jump Shot
(5:45) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS James 1' Driving Layup
(5:36) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:24) MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:10) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brown)
+1 (5:10) Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1212
+1 (5:10) Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1213
+2 (4:50) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1413
+3 (4:32) Rondo 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1416
(4:17) Davis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brown)
+1 (4:17) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1516
+1 (4:17) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1616
+2 (4:07) Davis 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
1618
(4:07) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brown)
+1 (4:07) Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1619
(3:53) Kuzma S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (3:53) Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1719
+1 (3:53) Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1819
+2 (3:43) Caruso Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
1821
+3 (3:28) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2121
(3:18) MISS Davis 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(3:16) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) MISS Murray 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:14) Caruso BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:13) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (3:06) Porter Jr. 1' Layup (7 PTS)
2321
(2:51) MISS Kuzma 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:50) Nuggets Rebound
(2:50) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:38) MISS Plumlee 1' Alley Oop Dunk
(2:36) Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:32) Caruso 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Rondo 1 AST)
2323
(2:21) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:21) Davis STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:18) Caruso Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
2325
(1:49) MISS Craig 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:48) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:46) Plumlee 1' Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
2525
+2 (1:44) Kuzma 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rondo 2 AST)
2527
(1:44) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (1:44) Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2528
+2 (1:26) Plumlee 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2728
(1:26) Davis S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brown)
+1 (1:26) Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2828
(1:15) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:12) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:57) Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3028
+3 (0:45) Rondo 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3031
(0:32) MISS Morris 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:29) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:11) Caruso 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (8 PTS) (James 3 AST)
3033
(0:00) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

107Points117

38-90(42.2%)Field Goal(%)42-77(54.5%)

8-30(26.7%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)24-29(82.8%)

36(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(5)

23Assists24

5Steals6

2Blocks8

11Turnovers13

25Fouls26

50Pts In The Paint52

15Fast Break Pts18

22Pts Off Turnovers11

32Bench Pts30

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, September 26, 2020 · 9:00 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

capacity: 19,067

tv: TNT