Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

May 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	32	26	26	35	119
LAL	20	35	27	26	108

Game Recap

Led by Jamal Murray's 37 points, seven rebounds and six assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeat the No. 7 seed Lakers in Game 3, 119-108. Nikola Jokic (24 points, six rebounds, eight assists) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (17 points, four 3pt. FG) added a combined 41 points in the victory. Anthony Davis (28 points, 18 rebounds) and LeBron James (23 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists) combined for 51 points for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0, with Game four taking place on Monday, May 22 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	38	4-11	4-10	2-2	10	6	1	0	0	2	+9	14
50Aaron GordonPF	32	2-5	0-1	3-4	3	4	0	1	1	0	+6	7
15Nikola JokicC	38	9-19	2-5	4-7	6	8	1	0	2	4	+15	24
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	6-10	4-7	1-2	3	0	2	0	1	2	-1	17
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	15-29	5-11	2-2	7	6	2	0	1	2	+18	37
11Bruce Brown	28	6-11	1-5	2-2	5	5	1	0	0	5	+6	15
32Jeff Green	23	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	+5	5
0Christian Braun	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-3	0
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	-	44-8850.0%	17-4141.5%	14-1973.7%	39	30	7	1	5	19	-	119

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Jarred VanderbiltSF	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-10	2
6LeBron JamesPF	42	8-19	3-9	4-7	7	12	0	0	2	2	-4	23
3Anthony DavisC	41	11-18	0-0	6-8	18	1	0	2	1	3	-12	28
15Austin ReavesSG	39	7-10	3-5	6-6	7	5	1	0	4	2	-15	23
1D'Angelo RussellPG	20	1-8	1-6	0-0	3	4	0	0	3	0	-12	3
17Dennis Schroder	24	2-5	0-2	1-2	0	1	1	0	1	6	-6	5
28Rui Hachimura	33	5-12	1-3	2-2	6	1	1	0	1	2	-3	13
4Lonnie Walker IV	18	2-5	2-4	3-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	-3	9
0Shaquille Harrison	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
10Max Christie	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
7Troy Brown Jr.	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
5Malik Beasley	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
9Tristan Thompson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
35Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8445.2%	10-3231.3%	22-2975.9%	45	27	3	2	12	18	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAL

(11:55) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Davis: Tip to J. Murray
+2 (11:38) K. Caldwell-Pope 22' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
20
(11:21) MISS A. Davis cutting Layup
(11:19) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) MISS N. Jokic 7' running pullup Shot
(11:11) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:57) D. Russell 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
23
+2 (10:36) J. Murray 16' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
43
(10:19) MISS A. Davis 7' bank Hook
(10:17) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:12) J. Murray 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
73
+2 (9:57) A. Davis 8' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
75
(9:40) J. Vanderbilt personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:33) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' step back 3PT
(9:32) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (9:12) A. Davis cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
77
(8:54) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving floating Shot
(8:52) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:47) MISS A. Reaves running 3PT
(8:42) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:30) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' step back 3PT
(8:28) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:15) MISS J. Vanderbilt 9' driving floating Shot
(8:14) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:14) A. Davis tip DUNK (6 PTS)
79
(7:53) MISS N. Jokic 9' floating Shot - blocked
(7:53) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:50) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:50) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:50) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:46) J. Murray running finger roll Layup (7 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
99
(7:34) A. Reaves bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:34) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:22) J. Murray 18' step back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
119
(7:10) MISS D. Russell 25' pullup 3PT
(7:07) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:00) A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (7:00) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
129
+1 (7:00) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
139
(6:44) MISS D. Russell 3PT
(6:38) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:31) J. Murray 11' driving floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
159
(6:12) MISS A. Davis 6' driving floating Shot
(6:10) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:08) L. James shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
(6:08) LAL Timeout
+1 (6:08) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
169
+1 (6:08) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
179
(5:43) MISS L. James driving reverse Layup
(5:38) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS A. Davis tip Layup
(5:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:34) MISS J. Murray 11' fadeaway Shot
(5:33) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:30) MISS A. Reaves running 3PT
(5:25) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:21) M. Porter Jr. 3PT running (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
209
(5:10) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
(5:10) MISS A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (5:10) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2010
+2 (4:43) A. Gordon 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2210
(4:36) M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:23) MISS R. Hachimura driving finger roll Layup
(4:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:16) A. Gordon driving Layup (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2410
(4:04) MISS D. Schroder 8' driving floating Shot
(4:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:00) Jump Ball A. Davis vs. B. Brown: Tip to R. Hachimura
(3:49) MISS D. Russell 15' fadeaway Shot
(3:46) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:26) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(3:23) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:11) MISS A. Davis 7' turnaround Hook
(3:09) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(3:09) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
+1 (3:09) A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2411
+1 (3:09) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2412
+2 (2:50) J. Murray 11' pullup bank Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2612
+2 (2:36) L. James 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
2614
(2:21) L. Walker IV shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
(2:21) DEN Timeout
+1 (2:21) B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2714
+1 (2:21) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2814
+2 (2:03) L. James 8' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2816
+2 (1:40) J. Murray 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (15 PTS)
3016
(1:31) MISS L. Walker IV driving reverse Layup
(1:29) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:24) MISS J. Murray step back 3PT
(1:21) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(1:14) C. Braun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)
+1 (1:14) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3017
(1:14) MISS L. James Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:12) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:52) J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (0:35) L. Walker IV 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
3020
+2 (0:13) J. Murray 17' turnaround Jump Shot (17 PTS)
3220
(0:04) MISS L. James 25' pullup 3PT
(0:00) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

119Points108

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)38-84(45.2%)

17-41(41.5%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)

39(5)Rebounds(Offensive)45(11)

30Assists27

7Steals3

1Blocks2

5Turnovers12

19Fouls18

38Pts In The Paint52

19Fast Break Pts15

13Pts Off Turnovers8

20Bench Pts29

14Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, May 20, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ABC