Lakers 105-103 Nuggets (21 Sep, 2020) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

46-27, 20-16 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	21	29	28	25	103
LAL	29	31	22	23	105

TIME	DEN	LAL
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. JaVale McGee (Paul Millsap gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Nikola Jokic misses jumper	0	0
11:44	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	JaVale McGee misses layup	0	0
11:30	Lakers offensive team rebound	0	0
11:19	LeBron James misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:18	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	0	0
11:14	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)	0	3
10:48	shot clock turnover	0	3
10:33	JaVale McGee misses layup	0	3
10:32	Danny Green offensive rebound	0	3
10:32	Danny Green misses tip shot	0	3
10:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	3
10:15	Jamal Murray bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	0	3
10:09	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	0	3
10:03	Anthony Davis blocks Paul Millsap 's 2-foot two point shot	0	3
10:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	0	3
9:55	Gary Harris misses driving layup	0	3
9:54	LeBron James defensive rebound	0	3
9:47	Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	3
9:39	Jamal Murray offensive foul	0	3
9:39	Jamal Murray turnover	0	3
9:27	Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper	0	3
9:26	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	3
9:26	JaVale McGee loose ball foul	0	3
9:05	Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot	0	3
9:03	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	3
8:58	Anthony Davis misses two point shot	0	3
8:57	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	0	3
8:44	Jerami Grant makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	2	3
8:36	Anthony Davis misses layup	2	3
8:35	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	2	3
8:34	Anthony Davis misses tip shot	2	3
8:32	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	2	3
8:23	LeBron James makes 23-foot two point shot	2	5
8:08	Jamal Murray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	5
8:00	LeBron James makes driving layup	4	7
7:38	Jerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	7	7
7:21	Danny Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	7
7:18	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	7	7
7:17	JaVale McGee bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	7	7
7:11	Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	7
7:09	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	7	7
7:06	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	10	7
6:51	Danny Green lost ball turnover (Jerami Grant steals)	10	7
6:50	Jerami Grant out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	7
6:50	Lakers Full timeout	10	7
6:37	Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	7
6:36	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	10	7
6:29	Nikola Jokic misses 20-foot jumper	10	7
6:28	Danny Green defensive rebound	10	7
6:23	Jerami Grant personal foul	10	7
6:14	Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot	10	7
6:13	Gary Harris defensive rebound	10	7
6:05	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)	12	7
5:52	Jerami Grant personal foul	12	7
5:52	Torrey Craig enters the game for Jerami Grant	12	7
5:40	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 28-foot three point jumper	12	7
5:39	LeBron James offensive rebound	12	7
5:32	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaVale McGee assists)	12	10
5:25	JaVale McGee personal foul	12	10
5:25	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for JaVale McGee	12	10
5:15	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot	12	10
5:14	Nuggets offensive team rebound	12	10
5:05	Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot	12	10
5:03	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	12	10
5:00	Paul Millsap bad pass (Danny Green steals)	12	10
4:56	LeBron James makes two point shot	12	12
4:48	Danny Green blocks Paul Millsap 's 3-foot dunk	12	12
4:47	Danny Green defensive rebound	12	12
4:46	LeBron James traveling	12	12
4:46	Rajon Rondo enters the game for LeBron James	12	12
4:35	Paul Millsap bad pass (Danny Green steals)	12	12
4:30	Danny Green makes two point shot	12	14
4:30	Nuggets Full timeout	12	14
4:30	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Paul Millsap	12	14
4:08	Michael Porter Jr. makes 18-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	14	14
3:50	Torrey Craig shooting foul	14	14
3:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
3:50	Alex Caruso enters the game for Danny Green	14	15
3:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
3:31	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Rajon Rondo steals)	14	16
3:12	Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray	14	16
3:08	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	14	18
2:59	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	14	18
2:59	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	15	18
2:59	Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	15	18
2:59	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	15	18
2:48	Anthony Davis makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	15	20
2:28	Torrey Craig misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	20
2:27	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	15	20
2:14	Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot	15	22
2:00	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	22
1:59	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	15	22
1:44	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)	15	25
1:44	Nuggets Full timeout	15	25
1:44	LeBron James enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	15	25
1:44	Jamal Murray enters the game for Gary Harris	15	25
1:31	Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper	17	25
1:20	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	17	25
1:20	Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2	17	26
1:20	Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2	17	27
59.2	LeBron James blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot two point shot	17	27
57.6	Alex Caruso defensive rebound	17	27
54.6	Torrey Craig blocks LeBron James's two point shot	17	27
54.6	Lakers offensive team rebound	17	27
49.3	Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover (Monte Morris steals)	17	27
25.5	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot	19	27
4.3	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	19	29
0.0	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	21	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	29

What led to the Lakers' Game 2 win?

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Nuggets
114
Lakers
126

Game 1

19/9

Nuggets
103
Lakers
105

Game 2

21/9

Lakers
106
Nuggets
114

Game 3

23/9

Lakers
114
Nuggets
108

Game 4

25/9

Nuggets
107
Lakers
117

Game 5

27/9

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

12:30 AM, 21 September 2020

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
John Goble
Josh Tiven

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	14	11	.560	7	L1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	16	.448	3.5	L3

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