Nuggets celebrate first NBA championship with banner, rings and 119-107 win over the Lakers

— The bling and the banner were nice. What the Denver Nuggets really relished, though, was opening defense of the franchise's first NBA title with a 119-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Oct 25, 2023, 05:03 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--LAL
100%
--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Anthony Davis makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Davis misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 16-foot jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Davis makes driving layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Davis misses two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes driving layup
  • Reggie Jackson makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cam Reddish misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 24-foot jumper
  • Reggie Jackson makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Wood makes 7-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Reggie Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 2-foot dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Zeke Nnaji misses driving layup
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Cam Reddish makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup
  • Anthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Wood misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes hook shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Anthony Davis misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Taurean Prince makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 20-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup
  • Austin Reaves misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Wood makes 2-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot jumper
  • Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Taurean Prince assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Davis makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
  • Austin Reaves makes dunk
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Taurean Prince makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Davis misses two point shot
  • Austin Reaves misses 15-foot jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Taurean Prince makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 21-foot two point shot
  • Taurean Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Davis misses driving layup
  • Austin Reaves misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses driving layup
  • Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
  • Rui Hachimura misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rui Hachimura makes alley oop layup (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Rui Hachimura misses 40-foot three point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup
  • Gabe Vincent misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
  • Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes dunk
  • Gabe Vincent makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Gabe Vincent makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • LeBron James makes driving dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
  • D'Angelo Russell makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 53-foot three point shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Reggie Jackson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Wood makes 2-foot driving dunk
  • Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Cam Reddish misses driving layup
  • Cam Reddish makes tip shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 29-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses layup
  • Christian Braun makes two point shot
  • Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Davis misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
  • Gabe Vincent misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Christian Braun assists)
  • Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun misses driving layup
  • Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • LeBron James makes 4-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup
  • Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Gabe Vincent makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jalen Pickett makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cam Reddish makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cam Reddish makes free throw 2 of 2
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