Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
West Finals - Game 5 • LAL lead series 4-1
46-27, 20-16 Away
107
46-27, 20-16 Away
52-19, 25-10 Home
117
52-19, 25-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (38-90)
Field Goal %
55% (42-77)
27% (8-30)
Three Point %
38% (9-24)
88% (23-26)
Free Throw %
83% (24-29)
11
Turnovers
14
47
Rebounds
48
5
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Tony Brown
Probabilities & Game Flow
0%
--DEN
100%
--LAL
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Danny Green assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Danny Green misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Danny Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danny Green makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danny Green misses free throw 1 of 2
- Danny Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 22-foot jumper
- Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Danny Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danny Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup
- Rajon Rondo makes 26-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot two point shot (Alex Caruso assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Anthony Davis misses layup
- Michael Porter Jr. makes layup
- Kyle Kuzma misses three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee misses alley oop dunk shot
- Alex Caruso makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Alex Caruso makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Torrey Craig misses layup
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk
- Kyle Kuzma makes 2-foot layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 1
- Mason Plumlee makes 2-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 1
- Markieff Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Monte Morris misses 12-foot two point shot
- Alex Caruso makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses finger roll layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- JaVale McGee misses 15-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris makes pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Jerami Grant misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Markieff Morris makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Mason Plumlee misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Alex Caruso assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Markieff Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jerami Grant misses driving floating jump shot
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk
- Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Dozier makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Dozier misses driving layup
- Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jerami Grant misses 5-foot hook shot
- Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- PJ Dozier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Danny Green misses three point jumper
- Danny Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 15-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis makes driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 19-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses driving floating jump shot
- Jerami Grant makes three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Jerami Grant makes three pointer (Gary Harris assists)
- Paul Millsap misses layup
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Paul Millsap makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Monte Morris misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Jerami Grant makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 65-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Monte Morris makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Alex Caruso misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris misses two point shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Danny Green assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Monte Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant misses 11-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Danny Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 13 | .755 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 34 | 20 | .630 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 26 | 28 | .481 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Utah | 17 | 37 | .315 | 23.5 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 19 | .627 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 22 | .585 | 2 | L2 |
| Golden State | 29 | 25 | .537 | 4.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 43 | .218 | 22 | L13 |
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