Nuggets (113) vs Lakers (111) · May 22, 2023

FINAL

May 22, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers in Game 4, 113-111. Jamal Murray added 25 points for the Nuggets in the victory, while LeBron James led all scorers with 40 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists for the Lakers. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-0, the Nuggets will now advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they will face the winner of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat series (Miami leads, 3-0).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	30	36	19	113
LAL	34	39	16	22	111

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	40	5-16	3-10	2-2	10	1	0	1	1	3	15	+5
50Aaron GordonPF	40	9-14	3-5	1-3	6	5	0	2	0	2	22	+10
15Nikola JokicC	45	11-24	3-6	5-6	14	13	1	3	3	5	30	+6
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	39	4-10	3-7	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	2	13	-1
27Jamal MurrayPG	43	10-18	0-4	5-5	3	5	2	1	2	3	25	+11
11Bruce Brown	20	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	4	6	-9
32Jeff Green	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	-12
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
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	-	41-8548.2%	12-3336.4%	19-2286.4%	40	25	3	9	8	20	113	-

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
28Rui HachimuraSF	41	3-12	0-3	4-4	7	0	0	0	0	3	10	+1
6LeBron JamesPF	47	15-25	4-7	6-7	10	9	2	0	1	1	40	-2
3Anthony DavisC	40	6-15	0-0	9-10	14	1	1	3	1	4	21	-6
15Austin ReavesSG	40	6-11	1-2	4-4	2	3	0	0	1	4	17	-4
17Dennis SchroderPG	38	5-13	3-6	0-0	2	5	2	0	1	3	13	-3
1D'Angelo Russell	14	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	2	4	+6
4Lonnie Walker IV	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	-2
9Tristan Thompson	9	2-4	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
12Mo Bamba	— did not play —												— did not play —
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 —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8646.5%	8-2040%	23-2688.5%	38	20	5	4	6	19	111	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenlal

(11:56) Jump Ball A. Davis vs. N. Jokic: Tip to D. Schroder
(11:40) MISS A. Reaves 27' 3PT
(11:38) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(11:28) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:16) A. Davis 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:58) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT
(10:56) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:44) MISS L. James 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(10:42) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:33) MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
(10:30) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:24) MISS R. Hachimura turnaround Hook - blocked
(10:24) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:15) MISS A. Reaves Jump Shot
(10:13) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:02) A. Gordon 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
22
+3 (9:45) D. Schroder 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
25
(9:30) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:28) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(9:26) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)
+1 (9:26) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
26
+1 (9:26) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
27
+2 (9:10) J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
47
(9:03) MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
(9:03) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (8:55) R. Hachimura driving DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
49
(8:36) J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:36) D. Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:33) A. Reaves running Layup (2 PTS)
411
(8:33) DEN Timeout
(8:14) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(8:10) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:09) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(8:07) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(8:00) L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:00) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(7:56) D. Schroder personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (7:46) K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
711
+2 (7:25) L. James driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
713
+3 (7:16) K. Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1013
(7:16) A. Reaves shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
+1 (7:16) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1113
(7:01) MISS D. Schroder 7' pullup Shot
(6:59) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:49) MISS N. Jokic 9' turnaround Hook
(6:46) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:46) A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)
1313
(6:35) A. Reaves lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:35) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(6:29) MISS M. Porter Jr. running 3PT
(6:24) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:14) A. Davis driving Layup (4 PTS) (D. Schroder 1 AST)
1315
+2 (6:01) N. Jokic cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1515
(5:46) MISS R. Hachimura Hook
(5:45) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:44) MISS R. Hachimura turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:44) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(5:42) MISS A. Davis putback Layup - blocked
(5:42) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (5:36) L. James 25' 3PT (7 PTS)
1518
(5:25) B. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:09) L. James fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1520
(4:52) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(4:49) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:27) L. James 3PT (12 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
1523
+2 (4:11) A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
1723
(3:56) MISS A. Davis cutting Layup - blocked
(3:56) N. Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:55) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:43) K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
2023
(3:24) MISS A. Davis 21' pullup Shot
(3:22) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:18) MISS L. Walker IV 25' 3PT
(3:16) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:08) A. Davis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
(3:08) LAL Timeout
+1 (3:08) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2123
+1 (3:08) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2223
+2 (2:49) L. James driving Layup (14 PTS)
2225
(2:49) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (James 1 FT)
+1 (2:49) L. James Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
2226
(2:30) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(2:28) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:22) MISS L. James driving Layup - blocked
(2:22) J. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:22) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (2:08) L. James 25' 3PT (18 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
2229
(1:54) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup - blocked
(1:54) D. Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:51) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:48) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(1:46) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:28) MISS R. Hachimura 3PT
(1:25) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:19) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
(1:17) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
(1:07) MISS D. Schroder pullup Shot
(1:03) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:53) J. Murray driving Layup (4 PTS)
2429
+3 (0:42) L. James 25' 3PT (21 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
2432
+2 (0:26) J. Murray 15' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2632
+2 (0:08) D. Russell 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2634
(0:01) D. Schroder personal FOUL (2 PF)
(0:01) L. Walker IV personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (0:01) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2734
+1 (0:01) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2834

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

113Points111

41-85(48.2%)Field Goal(%)40-86(46.5%)

12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

19-22(86.4%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

25Assists20

3Steals5

9Blocks4

8Turnovers6

20Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint62

9Fast Break Pts11

7Pts Off Turnovers17

8Bench Pts10

7Largest Lead15

Game Details

Monday, May 22, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ESPN