Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

May 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	25	29	38	34	126
DEN	37	35	34	26	132

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 34 points (12-17 FG), 21 rebounds, and 14 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in Game 1, 132-126. Jamal Murray added 31 points, five rebounds, and five assists for the Nuggets, while Anthony Davis (40 points, 10 rebounds) and LeBron James (26 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists) combined for 66 points for the Lakers. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Thursday, May 18 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
15Austin ReavesSF	42	7-14	5-9	4-4	2	8	0	0	0	5	-3	23
6LeBron JamesPF	39	9-16	0-4	8-11	12	9	0	1	3	1	-6	26
3Anthony DavisC	41	14-23	1-1	11-11	10	3	3	2	0	3	-8	40
1D'Angelo RussellSG	26	4-11	0-3	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	-25	8
17Dennis SchroderPG	32	2-3	2-2	0-0	3	5	0	0	2	3	-6	6
28Rui Hachimura	28	8-11	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	4	+10	17
4Lonnie Walker IV	19	2-6	2-4	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	+3	6
2Jarred Vanderbilt	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	+5	0
5Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Troy Brown Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Shaquille Harrison	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-8454.8%	11-2445.8%	23-2688.5%	30	30	6	4	7	21	-	126

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	34	6-12	3-6	0-0	10	2	0	2	1	2	+20	15
50Aaron GordonPF	35	4-9	0-3	4-8	3	3	0	0	2	1	+11	12
15Nikola JokicC	42	12-17	3-3	7-8	21	14	0	2	5	4	+11	34
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	35	9-17	3-8	0-0	2	3	2	1	1	5	+16	21
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	12-20	4-8	3-3	5	5	3	1	1	5	+3	31
11Bruce Brown	24	6-11	1-1	3-3	4	2	0	0	0	2	-5	16
0Christian Braun	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-16	0
32Jeff Green	17	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-10	3
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-9154.9%	15-3246.9%	17-2277.3%	47	29	5	7	11	21	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball A. Davis vs. N. Jokic: Tip to A. Reaves
(11:41) MISS A. Reaves 24' 3PT
(11:37) L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:36) L. James driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:15) MISS J. Murray driving finger roll Layup
(11:15) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:15) MISS J. Murray tip Layup
(11:14) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:10) A. Gordon 7' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(11:02) MISS D. Russell 15' pullup Shot
(11:00) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:52) K. Caldwell-Pope 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
24
(10:37) MISS A. Davis driving floating Shot
(10:36) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:30) A. Gordon running Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
26
(10:02) MISS L. James 10' turnaround bank Shot
(10:01) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:49) MISS A. Gordon 7' driving Layup - blocked
(9:49) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:46) L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:43) D. Schroder 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
56
+3 (9:22) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
59
(9:10) MISS L. James 25' 3PT
(9:08) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:55) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(8:52) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:50) MISS M. Porter Jr. 14' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(8:47) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:41) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving reverse Layup
(8:38) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:38) MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
(8:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (8:37) N. Jokic tip Layup (2 PTS)
511
+2 (8:28) A. Davis driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
711
+3 (8:13) J. Murray 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
714
(7:55) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
+1 (7:55) A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
814
+1 (7:55) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
914
(7:47) D. Schroder personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:43) M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
916
(7:19) MISS L. James driving Layup
(7:19) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:14) J. Murray running finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
918
(7:14) LAL Timeout
(6:57) MISS A. Davis driving floating Shot
(6:55) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:50) MISS A. Gordon running 3PT
(6:48) D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:41) MISS D. Schroder 13' pullup Shot
(6:38) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+2 (6:31) A. Gordon running DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
920
(6:24) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:24) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(6:19) MISS J. Murray running reverse Layup
(6:16) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
+2 (6:16) N. Jokic putback Layup (4 PTS)
922
(6:07) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:55) A. Reaves 26' 3PT bank (3 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
1222
+2 (5:34) N. Jokic 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1224
+2 (5:25) A. Davis driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (A. Reaves 2 AST)
1424
(5:04) D. Russell kicked ball VIOLATION
(4:56) A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (4:56) B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1425
+1 (4:56) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1426
(4:39) MISS R. Hachimura 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(4:39) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:36) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:34) MISS A. Gordon running 3PT
(4:31) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
(4:28) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:28) L. Walker IV STEAL (1 STL)
(4:23) MISS L. Walker IV driving floating Shot
(4:22) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
(4:17) MISS M. Porter Jr. step back 3PT
(4:17) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:6 Def:4)
+2 (4:12) N. Jokic 8' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1428
(4:02) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
(3:53) MISS A. Davis driving reverse Layup - blocked
(3:53) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:6 Def:5)
(3:49) A. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:35) MISS D. Russell 15' step back Shot
(3:32) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:6 Def:6)
(3:29) R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (3:29) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1429
+1 (3:29) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1430
+2 (3:13) R. Hachimura DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Reaves 3 AST)
1630
+2 (2:53) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
1632
+3 (2:44) L. Walker IV 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Reaves 4 AST)
1932
+2 (2:36) B. Brown 7' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1934
(2:23) MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
(2:23) N. Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:23) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:23) DEN Timeout
(2:22) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (2:13) L. James driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
2134
(1:48) MISS N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup
(1:46) L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:46) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:46) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(1:39) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(1:35) L. James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:20) L. James driving Layup (6 PTS)
2334
(1:05) MISS C. Braun 3PT
(1:02) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:49) MISS A. Davis 6' driving Layup - blocked
(0:49) C. Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:47) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:43) MISS B. Brown running Layup - blocked
(0:43) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:43) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:38) MISS A. Reaves 25' pullup 3PT
(0:34) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:24) A. Reaves personal FOUL (2 PF)
+3 (0:16) B. Brown 27' 3PT (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2337
+2 (0:00) L. James 9' pullup bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2537

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

126Points132

46-84(54.8%)Field Goal(%)50-91(54.9%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)15-32(46.9%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

30(5)Rebounds(Offensive)47(15)

30Assists29

6Steals5

4Blocks7

7Turnovers11

21Fouls21

48Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts19

14Pts Off Turnovers5

23Bench Pts19

2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,633 (102.8%)

tv: ESPN