Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets

20-47, 8-28 Away

101

20-47, 8-28 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	23	20	33	25	101
Nuggets DEN	35	32	26	36	129

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

32-35, 19-16 Home

129

32-35, 19-16 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Julius Randle misses jumper
Gary Harris misses jumper
Ivica Zubac makes 19-foot jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2
Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee misses jumper
Julius Randle makes jumper
Mason Plumlee makes jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 21-foot two point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
Mason Plumlee blocks David Nwaba 's 2-foot shot
Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Mason Plumlee misses 16-foot jump bank shot
Ivica Zubac misses layup
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
Ivica Zubac makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 20-foot jumper
Julius Randle misses 4-foot jumper
Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2
Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
Gary Harris misses 8-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses jumper
Gary Harris makes tip shot
Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 1
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Corey Brewer misses 6-foot Running Jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Clarkson makes jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 7-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
D'Angelo Russell misses 5-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Will Barton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
Tarik Black makes two point shot
Tarik Black makes free throw 1 of 1
Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper
Tarik Black misses layup
Larry Nance Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes 19-foot two point shot
Gary Harris makes two point shot
Mason Plumlee blocks Corey Brewer 's 8-foot 2-pt jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Jamal Murray makes three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses layup
Will Barton misses 13-foot jumper
Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
Tyler Ennis misses 18-foot jumper
Gary Harris misses jumper
Tarik Black makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Tarik Black misses 6-foot hook shot
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot jumper
Jamal Murray makes driving dunk
Will Barton blocks Corey Brewer 's 12-foot jumper
Gary Harris makes dunk (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Corey Brewer misses 7-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Julius Randle blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot layup
D'Angelo Russell misses jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
D'Angelo Russell misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
Will Barton makes 5-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1
Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Metta World Peace misses free throw 1 of 2
Metta World Peace makes free throw 2 of 2
Juancho Hernangomez misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyler Ennis makes driving layup
Tyler Ennis makes free throw 1 of 1
Jamal Murray misses 10-foot two point shot
Ivica Zubac misses 4-foot hook shot
Ivica Zubac blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup
Larry Nance Jr. misses 9-foot hook shot
Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Mason Plumlee makes 4-foot two point shot
Ivica Zubac makes 6-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 24-foot three point jumper
Metta World Peace makes free throw 1 of 2
Metta World Peace makes free throw 2 of 2
Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot
Ivica Zubac makes dunk (Metta World Peace assists)
Gary Harris misses 18-foot two point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses layup
Larry Nance Jr. misses
Will Barton misses 15-foot two point jumper
Metta World Peace misses 64-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot jumper
Ivica Zubac makes tip shot
Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
David Nwaba makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot jumper
Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 18-foot jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Jameer Nelson blocks Jordan Clarkson's jumper
Mason Plumlee makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes 17-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 20-foot two point shot
Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three pointer
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three pointer
Danilo Gallinari makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 1
Brandon Ingram makes 19-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 17-foot two point shot
Julius Randle misses jumper
Mason Plumlee misses jumper
Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Gary Harris assists)
Ivica Zubac makes layup
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Nwaba blocks Danilo Gallinari 's 2-foot layup
Jameer Nelson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot jumper
Ivica Zubac makes tip shot
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ivica Zubac makes 5-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ivica Zubac assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 2 of 2
Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 19-foot two point shot
Jameer Nelson makes 2-foot layup (Will Barton assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 11-foot two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses layup
Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Danilo Gallinari blocks Tarik Black 's 3-foot layup
Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
Larry Nance Jr. misses 10-foot hook shot
Jamal Murray makes three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 7-foot two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses 2-foot jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Tyler Ennis makes technical free throw
Ivica Zubac makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
Ivica Zubac makes 11-foot two point shot (Tyler Ennis assists)
Will Barton makes 24-foot three pointer
Brandon Ingram makes layup
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tyler Ennis misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tyler Ennis misses 29-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot
Ivica Zubac makes two point shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Ivica Zubac makes 7-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three pointer (Tyler Ennis assists)
Will Barton misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2
Ivica Zubac makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray makes layup (Roy Hibbert assists)
Tyler Ennis makes 5-foot two point shot
Juancho Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Roy Hibbert blocks Julius Randle 's 8-foot shot
Roy Hibbert makes 9-foot two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Ivica Zubac misses 19-foot jumper
Jamal Murray blocks Tyler Ennis's layup
Julius Randle makes two point shot
Malik Beasley makes driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Tyler Ennis makes technical free throw
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Ivica Zubac vs. Nikola Jokic (Mason Plumlee gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	0	2
11:22	Julius Randle misses jumper	0	2
11:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	2
11:15	Gary Harris misses jumper	0	2
11:15	David Nwaba defensive rebound	0	2
11:02	Ivica Zubac makes 19-foot jumper (Julius Randle assists)	2	2
10:37	Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	2	4
10:23	Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)	4	4
10:11	Danilo Gallinari makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)	4	7
9:56	Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul)	4	6
9:56	Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2	4	6
9:56	Lakers offensive team rebound	4	6
9:56	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
9:47	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:47	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	5	7
9:47	Mason Plumlee misses jumper	5	7
9:44	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	5	6
9:27	Julius Randle makes jumper	7	6
9:17	Mason Plumlee makes jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)	7	8
9:07	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (Mason Plumlee steals)	7	8
8:57	Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:55	Julius Randle defensive rebound	7	8
8:48	Brandon Ingram misses 21-foot two point jumper	7	8
8:47	Jameer Nelson defensive rebound	7	8
8:45	Brandon Ingram shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	7	8
8:45	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
8:45	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	7	10
8:25	Mason Plumlee blocks David Nwaba 's 2-foot shot	7	10
8:23	Lakers offensive team rebound	7	10
8:18	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)	10	10
8:03	Mason Plumlee misses 16-foot jump bank shot	10	10
8:02	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	10	10
7:47	Ivica Zubac misses layup	10	10
7:45	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	10	10
7:39	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)	10	12
7:39	Lakers Full timeout	10	12
7:26	Ivica Zubac makes two point shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	12	13
7:09	Nikola Jokic misses 20-foot jumper	12	13
7:09	David Nwaba defensive rebound	12	13
6:56	Julius Randle misses 4-foot jumper	12	13
6:54	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	12	13
6:52	Julius Randle shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)	12	13
6:52	Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2	12	14
6:52	Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2	12	15
6:39	Jordan Clarkson bad pass (Gary Harris steals)	12	15
6:39	Brandon Ingram personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)	12	15
6:33	Brandon Ingram personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	12	15
6:33	Corey Brewer enters the game for Brandon Ingram	12	15
6:20	Gary Harris misses 8-foot two point shot	12	15
6:18	Gary Harris misses jumper	12	15
6:18	Gary Harris offensive rebound	12	15
6:16	Gary Harris makes tip shot	12	17
6:16	Gary Harris offensive rebound	12	15
6:01	Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	15	17
6:01	Gary Harris shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul)	16	17
6:01	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 1	16	17
5:50	Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
5:48	Julius Randle defensive rebound	16	17
5:22	Jordan Clarkson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	16	17
5:22	Julius Randle offensive rebound	16	17
5:03	Corey Brewer misses 6-foot Running Jumper	16	17
5:01	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	16	17
4:54	Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	17
4:54	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	16	17
4:48	Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation	16	17
4:48	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Ivica Zubac	16	17
4:48	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for David Nwaba	16	17
4:48	Jamal Murray enters the game for Gary Harris	16	17
4:48	Will Barton enters the game for Mason Plumlee	16	17
4:37	Jordan Clarkson makes jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	18	17
4:22	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)	18	19
4:13	D'Angelo Russell offensive Charge (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)	18	19
4:13	D'Angelo Russell turnover	18	19
4:13	Tarik Black enters the game for Julius Randle	18	19
3:59	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	18	21
3:39	Jordan Clarkson misses 7-foot jumper	18	21
3:38	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	18	21
3:34	Tarik Black shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	18	21
3:34	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
3:34	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
3:24	D'Angelo Russell misses 5-foot two point shot	18	23
3:23	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	23
3:13	Jameer Nelson bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	18	23
3:10	Corey Brewer Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	18	23
2:55	Nuggets Full timeout	18	23
2:55	Gary Harris enters the game for Nikola Jokic	18	23
2:55	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Jameer Nelson	18	23
2:55	Will Barton Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	18	23
2:42	D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	20	23
2:16	Will Barton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)	20	26
1:53	D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	26
1:52	Nuggets defensive team rebound	20	26
1:52	Juancho Hernangomez enters the game for Danilo Gallinari	20	26
1:38	Gary Harris misses 19-foot jumper	20	26
1:38	Nuggets offensive team rebound	20	26
1:38	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul (Juancho Hernangomez draws the foul)	20	26
1:38	Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2	20	27
1:38	Juancho Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2	20	28
1:20	Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup	20	28
1:19	Tarik Black offensive rebound	20	28
1:19	Tarik Black makes two point shot	22	28
1:19	Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Tarik Black draws the foul)	22	28
1:19	Tarik Black makes free throw 1 of 1	23	28
55.0	Will Barton makes 24-foot three point jumper	23	31
45.0	Tarik Black misses layup	23	31
45.0	Tarik Black offensive rebound	23	31
39.0	Larry Nance Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	31
38.0	Nuggets defensive team rebound	23	31
26.0	Will Barton makes 19-foot two point shot	23	33
8.0	D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Gary Harris steals)	23	33
5.0	Gary Harris makes two point shot	23	35
0.0	Mason Plumlee blocks Corey Brewer 's 8-foot 2-pt jumper	23	35
0.0	D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound	23	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	35

Matchups

LAL

DEN wins season

2-1

DEN

121

Game 1•@ LAL

Final

127

120

Game 2•@ LAL

Final

116

101

Game 3•@ DEN

Final

129

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Matt Boland

Referee:Marat Kogut

Referee:Bill Spooner

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	26	17	.605	-	L1
Phoenix	27	18	.600	-	L1
Golden State	25	21	.543	2.5	L2
LA Clippers	20	24	.455	6.5	W1
Sacramento	12	34	.261	15.5	L4

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	37	9	.804	-	L1
Denver	31	15	.674	6	W2
Minnesota	27	18	.600	9.5	L4
Portland	23	23	.500	14	L1
Utah	15	30	.333	21.5	L1

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