Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 22, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	28	31	20	20	99
DEN	24	20	25	32	101

Game Recap

Jamal Murray made the game-winning jumper as time expired in regulation to lift the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Lakers, 101-99. Nikola Jokic recorded 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 20 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and five assists in the victory. Anthony Davis tallied 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0, with Game 3 taking place on Thursday April 25, 10:00 PM ET, TNT/TruTV.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
28Rui HachimuraSF	37	1-7	0-2	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	2	-7	3
23LeBron JamesPF	38	9-19	3-6	5-7	8	12	2	2	2	3	+2	26
3Anthony DavisC	39	14-19	0-1	4-4	11	2	1	1	4	5	0	32
15Austin ReavesSG	32	4-11	1-5	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	2	+5	9
1D'Angelo RussellPG	38	8-16	7-11	0-0	3	6	0	0	4	1	+4	23
26Spencer Dinwiddie	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	1	2	-9	0
12Taurean Prince	21	2-3	2-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	+2	6
7Gabe Vincent	15	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	-6	0
11Jaxson Hayes	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0
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	-	38-7848.7%	13-3043.3%	10-1376.9%	38	24	6	3	14	20	-	99

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	38	8-13	6-10	0-0	9	1	2	0	0	0	-4	22
50Aaron GordonPF	39	5-10	0-2	4-4	7	3	0	0	1	3	-4	14
15Nikola JokicC	41	9-16	2-4	7-7	20	10	2	0	3	2	+1	27
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	35	2-7	0-4	2-2	1	3	0	1	2	4	-4	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	9-24	0-5	2-2	3	5	0	2	2	4	-2	20
8Peyton Watson	11	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+11	2
7Reggie Jackson	8	0-5	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	+4	0
9Justin Holiday	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	1	+2	0
0Christian Braun	12	5-8	0-3	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	2	+6	10
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
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	-	39-8844.3%	8-3423.5%	15-1788.2%	45	26	6	4	9	17	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Davis: Tip to A. Gordon
+3 (11:41) M. Porter Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
03
(11:23) MISS A. Reaves 25' 3PT
(11:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS J. Murray driving floating bank Shot
(11:08) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:05) D. Russell 25' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
33
(10:45) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(10:42) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:26) MISS R. Hachimura 15' pullup Shot
(10:23) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:18) A. Gordon charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:18) A. Gordon offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:06) MISS A. Davis floating Shot
(10:04) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:56) M. Porter Jr. driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
35
+3 (9:48) D. Russell 24' 3PT step back (6 PTS)
65
(9:35) MISS J. Murray cutting DUNK - blocked
(9:35) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:35) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:31) MISS J. Murray 11' driving floating Shot
(9:29) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (9:13) A. Reaves 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
85
(8:58) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 16' pullup Shot
(8:55) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:45) D. Russell 25' 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)
115
+2 (8:22) J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
117
(8:07) A. Reaves bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:07) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:52) MISS J. Murray 16' pullup Shot
(7:49) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:47) L. James running Layup (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
137
(7:47) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 1 FT)
(7:47) MISS L. James Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:45) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:24) MISS J. Murray 25' floating 3PT
(7:21) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:14) MISS A. Reaves 9' fadeaway Shot
(7:12) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:08) A. Gordon running reverse DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
139
(6:47) MISS R. Hachimura driving Layup
(6:45) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:42) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' running pullup 3PT
(6:38) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:37) A. Davis running DUNK (2 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
159
(6:37) DEN Timeout
(6:27) R. Hachimura personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:22) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(6:19) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:07) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Davis 2 FT)
+1 (6:07) A. Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
169
+1 (6:07) A. Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
179
+2 (5:57) J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1711
+3 (5:43) L. James 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)
2011
(5:25) MISS N. Jokic 7' driving Hook - blocked
(5:25) A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:23) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:18) MISS A. Reaves running reverse Layup - blocked
(5:18) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:16) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:09) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope step back 3PT
(5:06) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:55) MISS A. Reaves 11' pullup Shot
(4:50) A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:50) A. Davis Layup (6 PTS) (A. Reaves 2 AST)
2211
+3 (4:32) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
2214
+2 (4:13) A. Reaves 13' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2414
(3:57) S. Dinwiddie personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (3:45) N. Jokic 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)
2417
(3:35) MISS L. James 30' 3PT
(3:30) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (3:22) N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
2419
(3:22) LAL Timeout
+2 (3:10) A. Davis 8' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS) (S. Dinwiddie 1 AST)
2619
+3 (2:53) N. Jokic 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)
2622
(2:32) S. Dinwiddie bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:32) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:30) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:30) S. Dinwiddie STEAL (1 STL)
(2:28) A. Davis bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:28) N. Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(2:22) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' running 3PT
(2:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:19) R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:19) S. Dinwiddie STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:05) A. Davis 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
2822
(1:39) MISS R. Jackson 15' driving floating Shot
(1:37) R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:21) MISS R. Hachimura driving reverse Layup
(1:18) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
(1:12) T. Prince personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:02) MISS R. Jackson 25' 3PT
(1:00) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
(0:51) T. Prince shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (0:51) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2823
+1 (0:51) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2824
(0:35) MISS D. Russell 14' fadeaway Shot
(0:31) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
(0:20) MISS P. Watson 24' 3PT
(0:17) A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(0:06) R. Jackson personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:01) D. Russell lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) MISS R. Jackson 61' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

99Points101

38-78(48.7%)Field Goal(%)39-88(44.3%)

13-30(43.3%)3-Point(%)8-34(23.5%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

38(4)Rebounds(Offensive)45(9)

24Assists26

6Steals6

3Blocks4

14Turnovers9

20Fouls17

38Pts In The Paint54

15Fast Break Pts14

9Pts Off Turnovers13

6Bench Pts12

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Monday, April 22, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,711 (103.2%)

tv: TNT