Lakers (103) vs Nuggets (108) · May 18, 2023

FINAL

May 18, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Jamal Murray's 37 points (23 in the 4th quarter), 10 rebounds, and five assists, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in Game 2, 108-103. Nikola Jokic added 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 12 assists for the Nuggets in the victory, his 4th consecutive Triple-Double and his 7th of the Playoffs, while LeBron James tallied 22 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists for the Lakers. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 2-0, with Game 3 taking place on Saturday, May 20 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	27	26	26	24	103
DEN	27	21	28	32	108

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
6LeBron JamesSF	40	9-19	0-6	4-4	9	10	4	2	3	2	22	+4
2Jarred VanderbiltPF	16	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	-10
3Anthony DavisC	40	4-15	1-3	9-11	14	4	1	4	4	4	18	-10
15Austin ReavesSG	36	8-16	5-9	1-1	3	5	1	0	2	3	22	+13
1D'Angelo RussellPG	32	3-8	1-5	3-4	3	5	2	1	1	2	10	-16
17Dennis Schroder	29	2-9	0-3	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	2	4	+5
28Rui Hachimura	30	8-10	1-2	4-4	2	1	1	0	1	4	21	-5
4Lonnie Walker IV	12	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	-6
9Tristan Thompson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 —

TOTAL	-	36-8243.9%	8-3026.7%	23-2688.5%	40	26	10	7	12	19	103	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	31	5-10	4-7	2-2	7	3	0	0	3	3	16	+1
50Aaron GordonPF	38	5-9	0-2	0-0	4	2	0	1	3	2	10	+4
15Nikola JokicC	41	9-21	0-3	5-6	17	12	3	0	5	3	23	+7
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	25	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	3	8	-9
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	11-24	6-14	9-10	10	5	4	0	3	1	37	+8
11Bruce Brown	37	5-11	2-4	0-0	5	3	1	1	0	2	12	+16
0Christian Braun	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2
32Jeff Green	14	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	-1
7Reggie Jackson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— 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	-	39-8943.8%	14-3836.8%	16-1888.9%	49	27	8	2	15	18	108	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalden

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Davis: Tip to K. Caldwell-Pope
(11:51) K. Caldwell-Pope lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:51) D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:48) J. Vanderbilt running DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
20
(11:24) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(11:21) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:17) A. Reaves 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
50
(10:53) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(10:52) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:40) MISS A. Davis driving floating Shot
(10:38) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:34) A. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:32) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:21) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
(10:21) MISS D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:21) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:21) D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
60
+2 (10:05) A. Gordon cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
62
(9:57) MISS D. Russell 18' fadeaway Shot
(9:53) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) MISS N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup - blocked
(9:46) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:43) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:42) A. Gordon putback DUNK (4 PTS)
64
(9:21) J. Murray defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (9:21) A. Reaves technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
74
+3 (9:16) A. Reaves 26' 3PT (7 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
104
+2 (8:52) M. Porter Jr. Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
106
(8:43) A. Reaves bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:43) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:38) J. Murray 3PT running (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
109
(8:21) MISS A. Reaves 25' 3PT
(8:19) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:15) L. James personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:03) N. Jokic Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1011
(7:54) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Vanderbilt 2 FT)
+1 (7:54) J. Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1111
+1 (7:54) J. Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1211
+2 (7:37) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1213
(7:32) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:32) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(7:26) M. Porter Jr. charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(7:26) M. Porter Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:18) C. Braun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
+1 (7:18) A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1313
+1 (7:18) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1413
(7:01) J. Vanderbilt shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (7:01) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1414
+1 (7:01) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1415
+2 (6:49) L. James cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
1615
+3 (6:33) J. Murray 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1618
(6:20) MISS A. Reaves 11' fadeaway Shot
(6:19) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:14) B. Brown running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1620
(6:03) MISS A. Reaves 25' step back 3PT
(6:00) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:59) A. Reaves bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:59) N. Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(5:55) MISS J. Murray 25' running 3PT
(5:51) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:44) C. Braun shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
(5:44) DEN Timeout
+1 (5:44) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1720
+1 (5:44) D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1820
(5:27) MISS A. Gordon 12' fadeaway Shot
(5:25) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:05) MISS A. Reaves driving reverse Layup
(5:05) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(4:48) MISS C. Braun 3PT
(4:40) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:32) D. Russell 24' 3PT step back (6 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
2120
(4:16) MISS B. Brown 6' driving Layup - blocked
(4:16) A. Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:15) D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:13) MISS D. Russell 25' running pullup 3PT
(4:09) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:04) MISS B. Brown 26' running 3PT
(3:59) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:59) MISS C. Braun tip Layup
(3:59) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:56) LAL Timeout
(3:50) MISS D. Schroder 3PT
(3:48) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:47) R. Hachimura putback Layup (2 PTS)
2320
(3:17) DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(3:09) MISS L. Walker IV 24' 3PT
(3:05) D. Schroder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:58) D. Schroder bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:58) J. Murray STEAL (2 STL)
(2:56) D. Russell flagrant-type-1 personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (2:56) J. Murray flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2321
+1 (2:56) J. Murray flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2322
(2:56) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
(2:41) A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (2:41) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2323
(2:41) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:39) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:20) MISS A. Davis 6' driving floating bank Shot
(2:19) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:14) J. Green running DUNK (2 PTS)
2325
+2 (1:58) R. Hachimura driving reverse Layup (4 PTS) (A. Davis 2 AST)
2525
(1:42) MISS J. Green 3PT
(1:38) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:14) MISS D. Schroder 7' driving floating Shot
(1:11) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:05) N. Jokic Layup (9 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2527
+2 (0:46) R. Hachimura driving Layup (6 PTS) (L. Walker IV 1 AST)
2727
(0:31) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:31) D. Russell STEAL (2 STL)
(0:09) A. Davis offensive goaltending TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) MISS J. Murray finger roll Layup
(0:00) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS J. Murray tip Layup
(0:00) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

103Points108

36-82(43.9%)Field Goal(%)39-89(43.8%)

8-30(26.7%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

40(4)Rebounds(Offensive)49(11)

26Assists27

10Steals8

7Blocks2

12Turnovers15

19Fouls18

48Pts In The Paint46

21Fast Break Pts22

21Pts Off Turnovers13

27Bench Pts14

11Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, May 18, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,742 (103.4%)

tv: ESPN