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Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers 114–126

2020-09-18 21:00 · West Finals · Game 1 · NBA · ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando FL · TNT

Denver Nuggets 2019-20 · Los Angeles Lakers 2019-20 · 2019-20 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	38	21	20	35	114
LAL	36	34	33	23	126

Team stats

	Nuggets	Lakers
Field goals	41-83 .494	44-83 .530
Three-pointers	9-26 .346	11-26 .423
Free throws	23-28 .821	27-37 .730
Offensive rebounds	9	10
Defensive rebounds	28	24
Total rebounds	37	34
Assists	23	33
Steals	3	10
Blocks	2	6
Turnovers	16	11
Personal fouls	26	28
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	52	54
Fast-break points	10	16
Points off turnovers	22	17
Largest lead	2	27

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Jerami Grant F	37	9	3-11	1-6	2-2	0	4	4	3	0	0	1	2	-25
Jamal Murray G	29	21	7-12	3-5	4-4	0	1	1	5	0	0	3	4	-21
Nikola Jokić C	25	21	8-14	0-0	5-7	4	2	6	2	0	1	4	5	-19
Gary Harris G	25	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	-14
Paul Millsap F	21	5	2-5	1-1	0-0	0	6	6	1	1	0	1	3	-13
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	14	3-9	1-6	7-8	1	9	10	4	1	0	2	2	+5
Monté Morris G	21	8	3-6	0-0	2-4	0	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	-12
Mason Plumlee C	21	9	4-6	0-0	1-1	3	1	4	3	0	0	0	2	+6
PJ Dozier G	12	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	2	+12
Torrey Craig F	10	6	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Troy Daniels G	5	8	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+13
Bol Bol C	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+9
Total	240	114	41-83	9-26	23-28	9	28	37	23	3	2	16	26

FG .494 · 3P .346 · FT .821

Did not play: Keita Bates-Diop (dnp - coach's decision)

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Anthony Davis F	33	37	12-21	1-3	12-15	3	7	10	4	0	0	3	3	+15
LeBron James F	31	15	6-11	0-2	3-4	1	5	6	12	0	0	3	2	+15
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	30	18	6-10	3-5	3-4	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	+9
Danny Green G	23	8	3-10	1-4	1-1	2	3	5	1	2	1	0	3	+20
JaVale McGee C	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	-11
Kyle Kuzma F	24	11	5-8	1-2	0-0	2	2	4	0	0	0	1	2	-9
Alex Caruso G	22	5	1-3	0-2	3-5	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	4	+6
Rajon Rondo G	22	7	3-7	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	9	2	0	0	1	+13
Dwight Howard C	16	13	4-5	0-0	5-8	1	2	3	0	2	2	2	4	+14
Markieff Morris F	16	9	3-4	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	+13
JR Smith G	4	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-9
Jared Dudley F	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-9
Quinn Cook G	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-7
Total	240	126	44-83	11-26	27-37	10	24	34	33	10	6	11	28

FG .530 · 3P .423 · FT .730

Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Scott Foster, Tony Brothers

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

12:00 Start of 1st Period (9:03 PM EST)
12:00 LAL Jump Ball McGee vs. Jokic: Tip to Millsap
11:41 DEN MISS Jokic 2' Driving Layup
11:41 LAL McGee BLOCK (1 BLK)
11:41 Nuggets Rebound
11:37 DEN Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
11:37 LAL Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
11:31 LAL MISS James 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
11:30 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
11:28 LAL MISS Davis 1' Tip Layup Shot
11:27 DEN Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
11:24 DEN Grant 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) 2–0
11:07 LAL Green 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST) 2–2
10:41 DEN MISS Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
10:40 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
10:27 LAL MISS James 2' Driving Layup
10:26 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
10:18 LAL Green P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
10:10 LAL McGee P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
9:57 DEN MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
9:56 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
9:43 LAL Davis 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST) 2–4
9:25 LAL McGee P.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Kirkland)
9:12 DEN MISS Jokic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
9:09 LAL James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:03 LAL Caldwell-Pope 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 3 AST) 2–7
8:45 DEN Jokic 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 4–7
8:30 LAL MISS Green 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
8:29 LAL Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
8:29 LAL MISS Green 1' Tip Layup Shot
8:28 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:18 DEN Millsap Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
8:18 LAL Green STEAL (1 STL)
8:14 LAL James 3' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST) 4–9
7:59 DEN MISS Murray 2' Driving Reverse Layup
7:58 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
7:58 DEN Jokic 1' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS) 6–9
7:40 LAL Green 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Davis 1 AST) 6–11
7:26 DEN Jokic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST) 8–11
7:08 LAL Davis 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) 8–13
6:56 LAL Green S.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Foster)
6:56 LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
6:56 LAL SUB: Kuzma FOR Green
6:56 DEN Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
6:56 DEN Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
6:36 LAL James Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
6:21 DEN Millsap 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST) 13–13
6:00 DEN Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
6:00 LAL Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
6:00 LAL SUB: Caruso FOR McGee
6:00 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
5:45 DEN Murray 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) 15–15
5:30 DEN Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
5:30 LAL Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
5:30 LAL SUB: Rondo FOR James
5:30 DEN SUB: Morris FOR Harris
5:30 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
5:08 DEN Morris 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST) 17–17
5:01 LAL Kuzma 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Rondo 1 AST) 17–19
4:42 DEN MISS Millsap 2' Driving Layup
4:41 LAL Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:34 LAL MISS Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT Jump Shot
4:33 LAL Caruso REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
4:25 LAL Caldwell-Pope 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Rondo 2 AST) 17–21
4:24 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
4:24 DEN SUB: Craig FOR Millsap
4:24 DEN SUB: Porter Jr. FOR Grant
4:09 DEN Craig Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST) 19–21
3:55 LAL Davis 1' Alley Oop Dunk (10 PTS) (Rondo 3 AST) 19–23
3:32 LAL Caruso S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
3:32 DEN Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3:32 DEN MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
3:32 LAL Caruso REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:25 LAL Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST) 20–26
3:07 LAL Caldwell-Pope S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
3:07 DEN Craig Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3:07 DEN Craig Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3:03 DEN Craig S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
3:03 LAL Caruso Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3:03 LAL Caruso Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:49 DEN Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (9 PTS) 24–28
2:35 LAL MISS Davis 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
2:34 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:25 DEN Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST) 26–28
2:12 LAL SUB: James FOR Caldwell-Pope
2:12 DEN SUB: Grant FOR Murray
2:04 LAL Kuzma 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Davis 2 AST) 26–30
1:52 DEN Craig 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST) 28–30
1:41 LAL MISS Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot
1:40 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
1:27 DEN MISS Jokic 8' Hook Shot
1:26 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
1:26 DEN Jokic 1' Tip Layup Shot (11 PTS) 30–30
1:13 LAL MISS Rondo 3' Driving Layup
1:13 DEN Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:13 LAKERS Rebound
1:13 DEN SUB: Plumlee FOR Jokic
1:12 DEN Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
1:12 LAL Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1:12 DEN SUB: Murray FOR Morris
1:12 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
0:54 DEN MISS Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
0:53 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
0:50 LAL Davis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
0:49 LAL Davis L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
0:49 DEN Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:49 DEN Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
0:38 LAL Davis 19' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS) 32–34
0:29 DEN Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 4 AST) 35–34
0:13 LAL Kuzma 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (James 4 AST) 35–36
0:00 DEN Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) 38–36
0:00 Instant Replay1st Period (9:33 PM EST)
0:00 End of 1st Period (9:33 PM EST)

Quarter 2

12:00 Start of 2nd Period (9:36 PM EST)
11:44 LAL Caruso 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 38–38
11:44 DEN Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
11:44 LAL Caruso Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
11:33 DEN MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
11:32 LAL James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
11:26 DEN Grant S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
11:26 LAL MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
11:26 LAKERS Rebound
11:26 LAL James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
11:12 LAL Morris P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
11:02 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 4' Layup
11:02 LAL Caruso BLOCK (1 BLK)
11:01 Nuggets Rebound
10:56 DEN MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
10:55 LAKERS Rebound
10:55 DEN Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
10:43 LAL James 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Caruso 2 AST) 38–42
10:42 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
10:26 DEN Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
10:26 LAL Rondo STEAL (1 STL)
10:16 LAL Morris 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rondo 4 AST) 38–45
10:00 LAL Morris Violation:Kicked Ball (C.Kirkland)
10:00 LAL SUB: Howard FOR Kuzma
10:00 DEN SUB: Harris FOR Plumlee
10:00 DEN SUB: Jokic FOR Murray
9:49 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
9:48 LAL James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
9:38 LAL MISS Rondo 3' Driving Reverse Layup
9:35 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
9:24 LAL Morris S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Foster)
9:24 DEN MISS Morris Free Throw 1 of 2
9:24 Nuggets Rebound
9:24 LAL SUB: Green FOR Rondo
9:24 DEN Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
9:06 LAL Morris 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 5 AST) 39–48
8:51 DEN Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
8:51 LAL Howard STEAL (1 STL)
8:48 DEN Morris S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Foster)
8:48 LAL MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2
8:48 LAKERS Rebound
8:48 DEN SUB: Millsap FOR Porter Jr.
8:48 LAL MISS Howard Free Throw 2 of 2
8:48 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
8:35 DEN MISS Jokic 3' Layup
8:35 LAL Howard BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:32 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
8:27 DEN Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
8:27 LAL Howard STEAL (2 STL)
8:23 LAL Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
8:23 DEN Millsap STEAL (1 STL)
8:21 LAL Howard P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
8:10 DEN Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
8:10 LAL Green STEAL (2 STL)
8:05 LAL James 2' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Caruso 3 AST) 39–50
7:51 DEN Jokic OFF.Foul (P2) (S.Foster)
7:51 DEN Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T7)
7:51 DEN SUB: Murray FOR Morris
7:31 LAL James 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS) 39–52
7:22 DEN Jokic OFF.Foul (P3) (C.Kirkland)
7:22 DEN Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T8)
7:22 DEN SUB: Plumlee FOR Jokic
7:13 DEN Harris P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
7:13 LAL MISS Caruso Free Throw 1 of 2
7:13 LAKERS Rebound
7:13 LAL MISS Caruso Free Throw 2 of 2
7:11 DEN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:59 DEN Murray T.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
6:59 LAL Green Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
6:53 DEN MISS Harris 5' Driving Layup
6:53 LAL Howard BLOCK (2 BLK)
6:53 Nuggets Rebound
6:49 DEN Plumlee 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Grant 1 AST) 41–53
6:25 LAL James 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS) 41–55
6:25 DEN Murray S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
6:25 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
6:25 Instant Replay2nd Period (9:54 PM EST)
6:25 LAL James Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
6:07 DEN Murray 23' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 43–56
5:49 LAL MISS James 21' Jump Shot
5:47 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:38 DEN Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
5:38 LAL Morris STEAL (1 STL)
5:31 LAL MISS Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
5:30 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:23 DEN MISS Harris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
5:22 LAL Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:21 DEN Plumlee P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
5:21 LAL Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
5:21 LAL SUB: Caldwell-Pope FOR Caruso
5:21 LAL SUB: Rondo FOR James
5:21 LAL SUB: Davis FOR Morris
5:21 DEN SUB: Porter Jr. FOR Plumlee
5:21 LAL Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
5:04 DEN Murray 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (13 PTS) 45–58
4:54 LAL MISS Green 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
4:53 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
4:46 DEN MISS Millsap 7' Driving Layup
4:44 LAL Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:37 DEN Millsap S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Kirkland)
4:37 LAL Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
4:37 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
4:32 LAL Howard P.FOUL (P2.T4) (C.Kirkland)
4:22 LAL Green S.FOUL (P3.PN) (C.Kirkland)
4:22 DEN Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
4:22 LAL SUB: Kuzma FOR Green
4:22 DEN Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
4:12 LAL MISS Davis 15' Jump Shot
4:11 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
3:57 DEN Millsap 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) 49–60
3:53 DEN Murray P.FOUL (P3.PN) (C.Kirkland)
3:53 LAL Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3:53 DEN SUB: Morris FOR Murray
3:53 LAL MISS Howard Free Throw 2 of 2
3:53 LAL Kuzma REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:52 LAL MISS Kuzma 1' Tip Layup Shot
3:51 LAL Kuzma REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
3:51 LAL MISS Kuzma 1' Layup
3:51 DEN Morris BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:49 Nuggets Rebound
3:33 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:31 LAL Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:20 LAL MISS Rondo 23' Pullup Jump Shot
3:19 LAKERS Rebound
3:19 DEN Millsap L.B.FOUL (P3.PN) (T.Brothers)
3:19 LAL Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3:19 DEN SUB: Plumlee FOR Millsap
3:19 LAL Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3:07 DEN MISS Plumlee 5' Alley Oop Layup
3:04 LAL Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:03 LAL MISS Howard 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
3:02 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
3:02 DEN Morris S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
3:02 LAL MISS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
3:02 LAKERS Rebound
3:02 LAL SUB: Morris FOR Rondo
3:02 LAL SUB: James FOR Howard
3:02 LAL MISS Davis Free Throw 2 of 2
3:01 Nuggets Rebound
2:50 DEN MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:47 LAKERS Rebound
2:31 LAL MISS Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
2:30 DEN Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2:19 DEN Morris 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST) 51–63
2:12 LAL Kuzma 3' Layup (8 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST) 51–65
1:59 DEN Morris 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) 53–65
1:57 LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
1:38 LAL MISS Caldwell-Pope 21' Pullup Jump Shot
1:37 DEN Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:28 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:27 LAL James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
1:24 DEN Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
1:24 LAL MISS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
1:24 LAKERS Rebound
1:24 LAL SUB: Caruso FOR Morris
1:24 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
1:14 LAL Kuzma P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
1:14 DEN Grant Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1:14 DEN Grant Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
0:53 LAL MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
0:51 DEN Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:41 DEN Harris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST) 58–66
0:39 DEN Harris P.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Kirkland)
0:39 LAL Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
0:39 LAL MISS Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2
0:38 LAKERS Rebound
0:38 LAL Davis Kicked Ball Violation Turnover (P2.T4)
0:32 LAL James P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
0:32 DEN MISS Morris Free Throw 1 of 2
0:32 Nuggets Rebound
0:32 DEN SUB: Craig FOR Porter Jr.
0:32 DEN Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
0:16 LAL James 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS) 59–69
0:16 DEN Grant S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
0:16 DEN SUB: Porter Jr. FOR Craig
0:16 LAL James Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
0:00 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Nuggets Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:19 PM EST)

Quarter 3

12:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:35 PM EST)
11:45 LAL MISS Davis 19' Turnaround Jump Shot
11:44 DEN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
11:30 DEN MISS Grant 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
11:29 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
11:21 DEN Jokic P.FOUL (P4.T1) (C.Kirkland)
11:14 LAL Howard 2' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (James 6 AST) 59–72
10:48 DEN Jokic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS) 61–72
10:23 LAL MISS Davis 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
10:22 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
10:07 DEN MISS Grant 27' 3PT Jump Shot
10:06 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
9:44 LAL Caldwell-Pope 21' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 7 AST) 61–74
9:17 DEN Murray 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Grant 2 AST) 64–74
8:56 LAL Davis 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (19 PTS) (James 8 AST) 64–76
8:31 DEN MISS Harris 2' Driving Layup
8:31 LAL Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:29 LAKERS Rebound
8:12 LAL MISS James 28' 3PT Jump Shot
8:11 DEN Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
7:59 DEN MISS Grant 3PT Jump Shot
7:57 LAL James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
7:36 LAL MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
7:35 LAL James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
7:26 LAL MISS Davis 21' Pullup Jump Shot
7:25 DEN Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
7:15 DEN Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST) 67–76
6:56 LAL MISS Davis 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
6:55 LAL Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:54 LAL Howard 2' Putback Layup (9 PTS) 67–78
6:41 DEN Murray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T10)
6:41 LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
6:33 LAL Howard OFF.Foul (P3) (S.Foster)
6:33 LAL Howard Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
6:27 DEN Harris OFF.Foul (P3) (T.Brothers)
6:27 DEN Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T11)
6:07 LAL Davis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (James 9 AST) 67–81
5:52 DEN Harris 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 5 AST) 69–81
5:34 LAL MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
5:32 LAL Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
5:27 LAL Howard 1' Cutting Layup Shot (11 PTS) (James 10 AST) 69–83
5:07 DEN MISS Millsap 1' Cutting Layup Shot
5:06 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
5:00 LAL Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (14 PTS) (James 11 AST) 69–86
4:59 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
4:59 LAL SUB: Rondo FOR James
4:44 DEN Jokic 19' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Grant 3 AST) 71–86
4:18 LAL MISS Davis 26' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
4:18 LAKERS Rebound
4:18 LAKERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
4:18 DEN SUB: Porter Jr. FOR Millsap
3:59 DEN MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
3:58 LAKERS Rebound
3:43 LAL Howard 3' Alley Oop Dunk (13 PTS) (Rondo 5 AST) 71–88
3:33 DEN MISS Murray 21' Pullup Jump Shot
3:32 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
3:26 LAL Caldwell-Pope 1' Running Dunk (16 PTS) (Davis 3 AST) 71–90
3:07 DEN MISS Grant 6' Driving Layup
3:07 LAL Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:07 LAKERS Rebound
3:07 DEN SUB: Craig FOR Grant
3:07 DEN SUB: Morris FOR Harris
3:07 LAL SUB: Kuzma FOR Green
2:43 LAL Davis 20' Jump Shot (24 PTS) 71–92
2:32 DEN Jokic 4' Layup (17 PTS) (Morris 2 AST) 73–92
2:32 LAL Howard S.FOUL (P4.T1) (S.Foster)
2:32 LAL SUB: Caruso FOR Howard
2:32 DEN Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
2:08 LAL Rondo 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 74–94
1:40 DEN MISS Morris 15' Pullup Jump Shot
1:39 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
1:38 DEN MISS Jokic 1' Tip Layup Shot
1:38 Nuggets Rebound
1:38 LAL SUB: James FOR Caldwell-Pope
1:33 LAL Caruso P.FOUL (P2.T2) (C.Kirkland)
1:23 LAL James S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
1:23 DEN Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
1:23 DEN SUB: Grant FOR Morris
1:23 DEN Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
1:15 LAL Davis 2' Alley Oop Dunk (26 PTS) (Rondo 6 AST) 76–96
1:04 DEN Grant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
1:04 LAL Rondo STEAL (2 STL)
0:59 LAL Davis 1' Dunk (28 PTS) (Rondo 7 AST) 76–98
0:48 LAL Davis P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
0:48 DEN MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
0:48 Nuggets Rebound
0:48 DEN Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
0:41 LAL MISS Rondo 1' Driving Layup
0:38 LAL Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
0:36 LAL Davis 7' Hook Shot (30 PTS) 77–100
0:14 DEN MISS Grant 3PT Jump Shot
0:12 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
0:12 DEN Porter Jr. 3' Putback Layup (4 PTS) 79–100
0:06 DEN Murray P.FOUL (P4.T2) (S.Foster)
0:02 DEN Jokic S.FOUL (P5.PN) (T.Brothers)
0:02 LAL Davis Free Throw 1 of 3 (31 PTS)
0:02 LAL Davis Free Throw 2 of 3 (32 PTS)
0:02 LAL Davis Free Throw 3 of 3 (33 PTS)
0:00 DEN MISS Murray 66' 3PT Jump Shot
0:00 Nuggets Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:03 PM EST)

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