Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 1 • DEN leads series 1-0
47-35, 19-21 Away
103
47-35, 19-21 Away
57-25, 33-8 Home
114
57-25, 33-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving dunk
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot jumper
- Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
- Anthony Davis misses driving layup
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot dunk
- LeBron James blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 's 7-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Taurean Prince makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Taurean Prince blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot driving layup
- Christian Braun misses 2-foot tip shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 68-foot three point pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists)
- Peyton Watson misses 11-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Taurean Prince misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Taurean Prince makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot
- Justin Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Rui Hachimura misses driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot two point shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. blocks Anthony Davis 's 4-foot driving layup
- Reggie Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes dunk
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 19-foot jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes 32-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 68-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 29-foot three pointer
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses layup
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. blocks Taurean Prince 's 5-foot driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Taurean Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- DeAndre Jordan blocks D'Angelo Russell 's 4-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three pointer (Austin Reaves assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes 22-foot step back three pointer
- Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Taurean Prince makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 20-foot jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot dunk
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses layup
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Anthony Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:49 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 29-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Aaron Gordon makes two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:57 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul | 0 | 4 |
| 10:49 | | Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 2 | 4 |
| 10:23 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving dunk | 4 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | LeBron James makes driving layup | 6 | 6 |
| 9:30 | | Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 9:27 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 9:20 | | Anthony Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover | 6 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Austin Reaves personal foul | 6 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Jamal Murray misses 20-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:52 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:40 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:25 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:21 | | Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:14 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 7:47 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 8 |
| 7:30 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul | 10 | 8 |
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot | 10 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Aaron Gordon misses tip shot | 10 | 8 |
| 7:16 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 7:04 | | Anthony Davis misses driving layup | 10 | 8 |
| 7:04 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 7:04 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul | 10 | 8 |
| 6:59 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 13 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Anthony Davis personal foul | 13 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 13 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 13 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 13 | 11 |
| 6:22 | | LeBron James makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 15 | 11 |
| 6:06 | | Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 15 | 13 |
| 5:50 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists) | 18 | 13 |
| 5:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper | 18 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | 18 | 13 |
| 5:33 | | D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 20 | 13 |
| 5:19 | | Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 20 | 13 |
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 20 | 13 |
| 5:17 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul | 20 | 13 |
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 14 |
| 5:17 | | Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 20 | 14 |
| 5:17 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 14 |
| 5:13 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | 20 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | LeBron James misses two point shot | 20 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 20 | 14 |
| 4:59 | | Peyton Watson personal foul | 20 | 14 |
| 4:59 | | Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 20 | 14 |
| 4:50 | | Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper | 20 | 14 |
| 4:46 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 20 | 14 |
| 4:40 | | Jamal Murray makes 1-foot dunk | 20 | 16 |
| 4:33 | | LeBron James bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 20 | 16 |
| 4:29 | | LeBron James blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 's 7-foot two point shot | 20 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | 20 | 16 |
| 4:23 | | Peyton Watson makes driving layup | 20 | 18 |
| 4:05 | | Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot | 20 | 18 |
| 4:02 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 20 | 18 |
| 3:57 | | Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 18 |
| 3:53 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | 20 | 18 |
| 3:49 | | Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 22 | 18 |
| 3:28 | | Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 22 | 21 |
| 3:13 | | Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | Peyton Watson turnover | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | Lakers Full timeout | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | Reggie Jackson enters the game for Jamal Murray | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves | 25 | 21 |
| 2:55 | | Taurean Prince enters the game for Rui Hachimura | 25 | 21 |
| 2:43 | | Anthony Davis makes 14-foot step back jumpshot | 27 | 21 |
| 2:22 | | Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot | 27 | 23 |
| 2:00 | | Taurean Prince makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 29 | 23 |
| 1:36 | | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup | 29 | 23 |
| 1:33 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 29 | 23 |
| 1:31 | | Peyton Watson bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 29 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul | 29 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | Taurean Prince makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | Justin Holiday enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | Rui Hachimura enters the game for Anthony Davis | 30 | 23 |
| 1:29 | | Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 23 |
| 1:19 | | Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Reggie Jackson assists) | 31 | 25 |
| 56.1 | | LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot | 31 | 25 |
| 53.1 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | 31 | 25 |
| 39.1 | | Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper | 31 | 25 |
| 36.1 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | 31 | 25 |
| 35.1 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul | 31 | 25 |
| 35.1 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 32 | 25 |
| 35.1 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 33 | 25 |
| 20.1 | | Taurean Prince blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot driving layup | 33 | 25 |
| 20.0 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 33 | 25 |
| 19.1 | | Christian Braun misses 2-foot tip shot | 33 | 25 |
| 17.1 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | 33 | 25 |
| 3.1 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 33 | 25 |
| 3.1 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 33 | 25 |
| 0.0 | | Nikola Jokic misses 68-foot three point pullup jump shot | 33 | 25 |
| 0.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 33 | 25 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 25 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Mitchell Ervin
Referee:Nick Buchert
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 8 | W4 |
| Sacramento | 11 | 30 | .268 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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