Lakers (103) vs Nuggets (114) · Apr 20, 2024

FINAL

Apr 20, 2024

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Lakers, 114-103. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 32 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists, while Jamal Murray added 22 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists in the victory. Anthony Davis (32 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, four blocks) and LeBron James (27 points, six rebounds, eight assists) combined for 59 points for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	33	27	18	25	103
DEN	25	32	32	25	114

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
28Rui HachimuraSF	31	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	1	7	-10
23LeBron JamesPF	40	10-16	3-5	4-5	6	8	1	1	7	1	27	-9
3Anthony DavisC	44	12-23	0-4	8-9	14	5	0	4	2	3	32	-12
15Austin ReavesSG	36	5-9	2-6	1-1	4	3	0	1	0	1	13	-12
1D'Angelo RussellPG	41	6-20	1-9	0-0	3	3	2	0	1	3	13	+2
26Spencer Dinwiddie	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	-12
12Taurean Prince	20	4-7	1-3	2-2	4	0	0	1	0	0	11	0
11Jaxson Hayes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	+2
7Gabe Vincent	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	-4
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Maxwell Lewis	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-7949.4%	8-2927.6%	17-1989.5%	40	22	3	7	12	15	103	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	8-15	3-7	0-0	8	0	1	2	0	1	19	+10
50Aaron GordonPF	32	5-11	0-3	2-2	11	7	0	0	1	2	12	+20
15Nikola JokicC	39	15-23	1-3	1-2	12	7	2	0	0	3	32	+14
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	4-11	4-10	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	3	12	+14
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	9-24	4-9	0-0	6	10	0	1	0	1	22	+9
8Peyton Watson	13	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3	8	-6
0Christian Braun	17	1-5	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	-3
7Reggie Jackson	9	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	3	+2
9Justin Holiday	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
6DeAndre Jordan	8	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	1	0	3	4	-3
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-10246.1%	15-4235.7%	5-683.3%	49	27	7	4	4	20	114	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalden

(11:54) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Davis: Tip to Gordon
(11:49) Hachimura P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+2 (11:41) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
02
(11:18) MISS Russell 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:04) Gordon 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
04
(10:57) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
+2 (10:49) Davis 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
24
(10:26) MISS Porter Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:23) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:15) Reaves 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)
44
+2 (10:04) Jokic 2' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
46
+2 (9:45) James 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
66
(9:30) MISS Murray 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:30) Reaves BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:20) Davis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:59) Reaves P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(8:56) MISS Murray 20' Jump Shot
(8:52) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:44) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:40) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:29) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:25) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:21) Hachimura Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:21) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:18) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:14) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:10) Russell 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 3 AST)
86
+2 (8:00) Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
88
+2 (7:47) Russell 14' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
108
(7:30) Russell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(7:22) MISS Jokic 12' Floating Jump Shot
(7:18) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:18) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(7:16) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Davis 1' Driving Layup
(7:04) Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:04) Gordon P.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Goble)
+3 (6:59) James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
138
(6:41) Davis P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
(6:41) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:39) Watson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1311
+2 (6:22) James 1' Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
1511
+2 (6:06) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1513
+3 (5:50) James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
1813
(5:37) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:35) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:33) Russell Running Layup (6 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
2013
(5:19) MISS Watson 3PT Jump Shot
(5:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:17) Russell S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (5:17) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2014
(5:17) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:13) Dinwiddie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:01) MISS James 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:01) Lakers Rebound
(4:59) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
(4:50) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:46) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:40) Murray 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
2016
(4:33) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:33) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(4:29) MISS Caldwell-Pope 6' Running Reverse Layup
(4:29) James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:26) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:23) Watson 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2018
(4:05) MISS Davis 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:57) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:53) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:49) Davis 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
2218
+3 (3:28) Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2221
+3 (3:13) Hachimura 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 4 AST)
2521
(2:55) Watson OFF.Foul (P2) (J.Goble)
(2:55) Watson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:55) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:43) Davis 14' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2721
+2 (2:22) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (9 PTS)
2723
+2 (2:00) Prince 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (James 5 AST)
2923
(1:36) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Layup
(1:36) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:33) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:31) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(1:31) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
(1:29) Caldwell-Pope S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (1:29) Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3023
+1 (1:29) Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3123
+2 (1:19) Jokic 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
3125
(0:56) MISS James 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:53) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:39) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:36) Dinwiddie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:35) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:35) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
3225
+1 (0:35) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
3325
(0:20) MISS Braun 3' Driving Layup
(0:20) Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:20) Braun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:19) MISS Braun 3' Tip Layup Shot
(0:17) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) MISS Russell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS Jokic 68' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

103Points114

39-79(49.4%)Field Goal(%)47-102(46.1%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)15-42(35.7%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)5-6(83.3%)

40(6)Rebounds(Offensive)49(15)

22Assists27

3Steals7

7Blocks4

12Turnovers4

15Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint64

14Fast Break Pts21

8Pts Off Turnovers14

11Bench Pts17

12Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, April 20, 2024 · 8:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,731 (103.3%)

tv: ABC