Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets

32-36, 11-23 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	30	19	24	23	96
Nuggets DEN	27	27	32	31	117

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

37-30, 24-10 Home

117

37-30, 24-10 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Jumaine Jones missed 12 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 9 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made two point shot. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony missed 17 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed tip shot.
Kobe Bryant made driving dunk.
DerMarr Johnson made slam dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed two point shot.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Andre Miller missed 17 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Caron Butler missed 21 ft jumper.
Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper.
Bryon Russell missed 8 ft jumper.
Chris Mihm missed layup.
Tierre Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tierre Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft jumper.
Andre Miller made layup.
Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft two point shot.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.
Tierre Brown missed two point shot.
Caron Butler made layup.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made 17 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 18 ft jumper.
Brian Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Bryon Russell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Devean George made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Tierre Brown missed 31 ft three point jumper.
Eduardo Najera missed 6 ft running jumper.
Luke Walton missed layup.
Greg Buckner missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 19 ft jumper.
Wesley Person's three point jumper blocked by Luke Walton.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft jumper.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made two point shot. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Francisco Elson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Chris Mihm missed layup.
Kobe Bryant missed two point shot.
Earl Boykins missed 18 ft jumper.
Greg Buckner made tip shot.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Francisco Elson missed 19 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins missed two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made layup.
Chucky Atkins missed 19 ft jumper.
Francisco Elson missed layup.
Stanislav Medvedenko made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Greg Buckner made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Kobe Bryant made 9 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kobe Bryant missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Greg Buckner missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Andre Miller missed layup.
Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chris Mihm made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Earl Boykins made Technical Free Throw.
Greg Buckner made driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chucky Atkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Greg Buckner's layup blocked by Caron Butler.
Caron Butler's 13 ft jumper blocked by Eduardo Najera.
DerMarr Johnson missed 20 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed three point jumper.
Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Andre Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Caron Butler made driving layup.
Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler made 14 ft jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Andre Miller made 19 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft two point shot.
Andre Miller made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Andre Miller made driving layup.
Tierre Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tierre Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony's driving layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
Caron Butler missed 36 ft three point running jumper.
Andre Miller made 17 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bryon Russell.
DerMarr Johnson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
Bryon Russell's layup blocked by Kobe Bryant.
DerMarr Johnson missed tip shot.
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Caron Butler missed layup.
Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chris Mihm made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Jumaine Jones made 12 ft two point shot.
Andre Miller made 16 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Carmelo Anthony made Technical Free Throw.
Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nene Hilario missed 15 ft jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed 22 ft three point jumper.
DerMarr Johnson missed two point shot.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Caron Butler missed 19 ft two point shot.
DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.
Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Eduardo Najera.
Kobe Bryant missed 32 ft three point jumper.
Andre Miller made 15 ft two point shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 16 ft jumper.
Eduardo Najera made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
DerMarr Johnson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Tierre Brown missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Devean George made layup.
Devean George made three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tierre Brown missed 10 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft two point shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed tip shot.
Stanislav Medvedenko made tip shot.
Eduardo Najera made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tierre Brown made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper.
Stanislav Medvedenko missed 5 ft two point shot.
Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Brian Grant missed layup.
Earl Boykins made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Jumaine Jones's 12 ft two point shot blocked by Eduardo Najera.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tierre Brown's 8 ft jumper blocked by Nene Hilario.
Chucky Atkins missed layup.
Eduardo Najera missed jumper.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Earl Boykins missed 18 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed driving layup.
Eduardo Najera missed two point shot.
Eduardo Najera made layup.
Tierre Brown missed driving layup.
Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Boykins.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Wesley Person missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Caron Butler missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Earl Boykins made jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Caron Butler made dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Carmelo Anthony made layup.
Luke Walton made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Bryon Russell made three point jumper. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Caron Butler made layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Wesley Person missed 19 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed jumper.
Chris Mihm made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Carmelo Anthony missed 21 ft jumper.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Earl Boykins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nene Hilario made slam dunk.
Luke Walton missed 5 ft running jumper.
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Caron Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
Wesley Person made jumper. Assisted by Greg Buckner.
Devean George missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Greg Buckner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Greg Buckner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Caron Butler made three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Earl Boykins missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Luke Walton made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Sasha Vujacic.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sasha Vujacic made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Eduardo Najera missed 9 ft two point shot.
Wesley Person made 15 ft jumper.
Sasha Vujacic made driving dunk. Assisted by Luke Walton.
Bryon Russell missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Tierre Brown missed driving layup.
DerMarr Johnson made dunk. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Sasha Vujacic made layup. Assisted by Luke Walton.
DerMarr Johnson missed two point shot.
Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Mihm vs. Francisco Elson. Kobe Bryant gains possession.	0	0
11:37	Jumaine Jones missed 12 ft jumper.	0	0
11:37	Jumaine Jones offensive rebound.	0	0
11:34	Jumaine Jones made 9 ft jumper.	2	0
11:14	Andre Miller made two point shot. Assisted by Bryon Russell.	2	2
11:00	Kobe Bryant Turnover	2	2
10:51	Bryon Russell missed 23 ft three point jumper.	2	2
10:48	Francisco Elson offensive rebound.	2	2
10:27	Carmelo Anthony missed 17 ft jumper.	2	2
10:26	Caron Butler defensive rebound.	2	2
10:19	Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft jumper.	2	2
10:18	DerMarr Johnson defensive rebound.	2	2
10:15	DerMarr Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.	2	2
10:10	DerMarr Johnson Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
10:10	Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	2
10:10	Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
10:08	Chris Mihm offensive rebound.	3	2
10:02	Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.	3	2
9:59	Jumaine Jones offensive rebound.	3	2
9:59	Jumaine Jones missed tip shot.	3	2
9:56	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	3	2
9:51	Kobe Bryant made driving dunk.	5	2
9:45	DerMarr Johnson made slam dunk. Assisted by Andre Miller.	5	4
9:19	Kobe Bryant made two point shot.	7	4
9:19	Francisco Elson Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	7	4
9:19	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	4
9:14	Jumaine Jones Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	4
9:04	DerMarr Johnson missed 24 ft three point jumper.	8	4
9:02	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	8	4
8:57	Caron Butler missed two point shot.	8	4
8:56	Francisco Elson defensive rebound.	8	4
8:56	Kobe Bryant Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	8	4
8:42	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.	8	6
8:30	Chris Mihm made slam dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	10	6
8:17	Chucky Atkins Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	10	6
8:04	Carmelo Anthony made driving layup.	10	8
7:48	Bryon Russell Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	10	8
7:48	Jumaine Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
7:48	Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	8
7:48	Bryon Russell defensive rebound.	11	8
7:39	Carmelo Anthony's layup blocked by Chris Mihm.	11	8
7:37	Chucky Atkins defensive rebound.	11	8
7:35	Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Francisco Elson.	11	8
7:33	Chucky Atkins Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	11	8
7:33	Tierre Brown enters the game for Chucky Atkins.	11	8
7:33	Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
7:33	Denver offensive rebound.	11	8
7:33	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	9
7:16	Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Francisco Elson.	11	9
7:11	DerMarr Johnson made layup. Assisted by Andre Miller.	11	11
6:52	Francisco Elson Personal Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	11	11
6:52	Nene Hilario enters the game for Francisco Elson.	11	11
6:41	Kobe Bryant made two point shot.	13	11
6:33	Chris Mihm Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	13	11
6:33	Carmelo Anthony made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	12
6:33	Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	12
6:31	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	13	12
6:20	Jumaine Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.	13	12
6:16	Andre Miller missed 17 ft jumper.	13	12
6:13	Jumaine Jones defensive rebound.	13	12
6:11	Jumaine Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Bryon Russell.	13	12
6:05	DerMarr Johnson made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	13	15
5:56	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	13	15
5:47	Caron Butler missed 21 ft jumper.	13	15
5:45	Andre Miller defensive rebound.	13	15
5:39	Carmelo Anthony Traveling	13	15
5:20	Caron Butler made 19 ft jumper.	15	15
5:07	Bryon Russell missed 8 ft jumper.	15	15
5:05	Nene Hilario offensive rebound.	15	15
4:58	Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.	15	15
4:50	Chris Mihm missed layup.	15	15
4:48	Tierre Brown offensive rebound.	15	15
4:37	Bryon Russell Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	15	15
4:37	Earl Boykins enters the game for DerMarr Johnson.	15	15
4:37	Tierre Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	15
4:37	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Bryon Russell.	16	15
4:37	Brian Grant enters the game for Chris Mihm.	16	15
4:37	Tierre Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	15
4:15	Carmelo Anthony missed 16 ft jumper.	17	15
4:13	Andre Miller offensive rebound.	17	15
4:11	Andre Miller made layup.	17	17
3:47	Tierre Brown missed 24 ft three point jumper.	17	17
3:45	Nene Hilario defensive rebound.	17	17
3:39	Earl Boykins made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eduardo Najera.	17	20
3:24	Nene Hilario Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	17	20
3:24	Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Jumaine Jones.	17	20
3:24	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	20
3:24	Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
3:00	Shot Clock Violation	19	20
2:46	Carmelo Anthony Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	19	20
2:46	Denver Full Timeout.	19	20
2:46	Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	20
2:46	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	19	20
2:46	Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	20
2:31	Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
2:31	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	20	20
2:31	Luke Walton enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	20	20
2:31	Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
2:31	Earl Boykins missed 17 ft two point shot.	20	20
2:31	Denver defensive rebound.	20	20
2:31	Nene Hilario Loose Ball Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	20	20
2:31	Greg Buckner enters the game for Andre Miller.	20	20
2:24	Brian Grant Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	21	20
2:24	Wesley Person enters the game for Greg Buckner.	21	20
2:24	Earl Boykins made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	21
2:24	Earl Boykins made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
2:15	Stanislav Medvedenko Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	21	22
2:15	Stanislav Medvedenko Turnover	21	22
2:08	Earl Boykins missed 17 ft jumper.	21	22
2:05	Stanislav Medvedenko defensive rebound.	21	22
2:00	Tierre Brown missed two point shot.	21	22
1:55	Caron Butler offensive rebound.	23	22
1:55	Caron Butler made layup.	23	22
1:44	Wesley Person missed 24 ft three point jumper.	23	22
1:42	Tierre Brown defensive rebound.	23	22
1:35	Caron Butler made 17 ft jumper.	25	22
1:17	Eduardo Najera missed 18 ft jumper.	25	22
1:17	Denver defensive rebound.	25	22
1:17	Nene Hilario Loose Ball Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.	25	22
1:17	Bryon Russell enters the game for Nene Hilario.	25	22
1:17	Brian Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	22
1:17	Brian Grant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	22
1:17	Devean George enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko.	26	22
1:17	Brian Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	22
1:02	Wesley Person made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Carmelo Anthony.	27	24
41.8	Tierre Brown Bad Pass	27	24
36.0	Devean George Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	27	24
36.0	Bryon Russell made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	25
36.0	Greg Buckner enters the game for Carmelo Anthony.	27	25
36.0	Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
36.0	Kobe Bryant enters the game for Caron Butler.	27	25
36.0	Bryon Russell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
34.9	Devean George defensive rebound.	27	25
17.9	Devean George made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tierre Brown.	30	25
3.4	Eduardo Najera made layup. Assisted by Greg Buckner.	30	27
0.2	Tierre Brown missed 31 ft three point jumper.	30	27
0.0	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	30	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	30	27

Matchups

LAL

Season tied

2-2

DEN

Game 1•@ LAL

Final

Game 2•@ LAL

Final

Game 3•@ DEN

Final

Game 4•@ DEN

Final

117

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Joe Crawford

Referee:Leon Wood

Referee:Matt Boland

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	30	19	.612	-	W1
Phoenix	31	20	.608	-	W1
Golden State	27	24	.529	4	L2
LA Clippers	23	27	.460	7.5	L2
Sacramento	12	40	.231	19.5	L10

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	12	.769	-	L1
Denver	33	19	.635	7	L3
Minnesota	32	20	.615	8	W1
Portland	23	28	.451	16.5	L6
Utah	16	36	.308	24	L1

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