Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets

34-21, 15-14 Away

123

34-21, 15-14 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	38	25	33	27	123
Nuggets DEN	31	23	33	13	100

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

37-20, 20-9 Home

100

37-20, 20-9 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot
Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot layup (Jaxson Hayes assists)
Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Luka Doncic misses 5-foot two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Austin Reaves makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)
Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses driving layup
LeBron James misses two point shot
LeBron James makes tip shot
Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Michael Porter Jr. misses dunk
Luka Doncic makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Luka Doncic misses 20-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Christian Braun makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Luka Doncic misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
Christian Braun makes 20-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses running pullup jump shot
Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2
Dalton Knecht makes free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Austin Reaves misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes two point shot
Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point shot
Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)
Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer
Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
Aaron Gordon misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jaxson Hayes misses 4-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
LeBron James misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Austin Reaves misses 9-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
LeBron James makes 1-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot driving dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
Luka Doncic makes 2-foot two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot two point shot
Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
Austin Reaves makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses tip shot
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point shot
Luka Doncic misses tip shot
Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point shot
Austin Reaves misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Austin Reaves makes 10-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot
Christian Braun misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes driving layup
Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)
LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot two point shot
Gabe Vincent makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Julian Strawther makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jordan Goodwin makes 7-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Goodwin makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Luka Doncic misses two point shot
Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot
Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three pointer
Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Austin Reaves misses driving layup
Luka Doncic makes two point shot
Luka Doncic makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
Hunter Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Jemison III misses driving layup
Hunter Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dalton Knecht makes driving layup
Spencer Jones misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Trey Jemison III makes 8-foot hook shot
PJ Hall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		LAL	DEN
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:29	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:20	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	0	0
11:14	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:04	Christian Braun defensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
10:50	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot layup (Jaxson Hayes assists)	2	0
10:32	Rui Hachimura personal foul	2	0
10:29	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	0
10:24	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	4	0
10:03	Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup	4	0
10:02	Christian Braun offensive rebound	4	0
10:00	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:56	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	4	0
9:36	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	4	0
9:36	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
9:36	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	6	0
9:22	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	6	3
9:05	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	8	3
8:56	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	8	6
8:40	Luka Doncic misses 5-foot two point shot	8	6
8:39	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	8	6
8:34	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	8	8
8:17	Austin Reaves makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	10	8
8:03	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	10
7:45	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	12	10
7:26	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	10
7:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	12	10
7:16	LeBron James misses driving layup	12	10
7:15	LeBron James offensive rebound	12	10
7:14	LeBron James misses two point shot	12	10
7:13	LeBron James offensive rebound	12	10
7:13	LeBron James makes tip shot	14	10
7:01	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	13
6:44	LeBron James bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	14	13
6:44	Austin Reaves loose ball foul	14	13
6:44	Nuggets Full timeout	14	13
6:44	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	14	13
6:44	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	14	13
6:35	Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot jumper	14	13
6:31	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	14	13
6:22	Jamal Murray shooting foul	14	13
6:22	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
6:22	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	16	13
6:09	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	13
6:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	13
5:56	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	18	13
5:43	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	16
5:31	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	18	16
5:29	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	18	16
5:29	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	18	16
5:24	Michael Porter Jr. misses dunk	18	16
5:22	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	18	16
5:19	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	21	16
5:05	Jamal Murray bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	21	16
4:59	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	24	16
4:57	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	24	16
4:57	Nuggets Full timeout	24	16
4:57	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	24	16
4:53	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	24	16
4:49	Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	24	16
4:45	Julian Strawther personal foul	24	16
4:38	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	16
4:34	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	24	16
4:25	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	24	18
4:18	Julian Strawther shooting foul	24	18
4:18	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	25	18
4:18	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	25	18
4:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	25	18
4:11	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	25	18
4:11	Nikola Jokic turnover	25	18
3:53	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	25	18
3:53	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	26	18
3:53	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	18
3:43	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	27	18
3:39	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point shot	27	18
3:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	27	18
3:37	Julian Strawther flagrant foul type 1	27	18
3:37	(03:37) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	27	18
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	28	18
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2	28	18
3:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	28	18
3:37	Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon	28	18
3:37	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Julian Strawther	28	18
3:37	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	28	18
3:34	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	31	18
3:30	Lakers delay of game violation	31	18
3:21	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	31	18
3:21	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	31	18
3:21	Nuggets offensive team rebound	31	18
3:21	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	31	19
3:08	Luka Doncic misses 20-foot two point shot	31	19
3:06	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	31	19
3:00	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	19
2:55	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	31	19
2:53	Luka Doncic makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	33	19
2:42	Christian Braun makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	33	21
2:26	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	33	21
2:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	33	21
2:09	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Gabe Vincent steals)	33	21
2:03	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	35	21
1:50	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	35	21
1:50	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	35	22
1:50	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	35	22
1:50	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	35	22
1:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luka Doncic	35	22
1:50	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	35	23
1:36	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	23
1:33	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	35	23
1:25	Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	35	25
1:09	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	25
1:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	35	25
1:02	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	35	25
1:00	Nuggets offensive team rebound	35	25
1:00	Gabe Vincent loose ball foul	35	25
1:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	35	26
1:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	35	27
47.1	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	27
44.1	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	35	27
40.1	Christian Braun makes 20-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	35	29
20.1	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	38	29
4.1	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	29
2.0	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	38	29
2.0	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	38	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	31

Matchups

LAL

Season tied

1-1

DEN

102

Game 1•@ LAL

Final

127

123

Game 2•@ DEN

Final

100

126

Game 3•@ DEN

Final

131

120

Game 4•@ LAL

Final

108

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Derrick Collins

Referee:Brian Forte

Referee:Kevin Scott

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	31	19	.620	-	W2
Phoenix	31	21	.596	1	L1
Golden State	28	24	.538	4	W1
LA Clippers	23	27	.460	8	L2
Sacramento	12	40	.231	20	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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