NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 89, Los Angeles Lakers 93 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 89, Los Angeles Lakers 93. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 24-20 LAL; Q2 DEN 18-25 LAL; Q3 DEN 23-25 LAL; Q4 DEN 24-23 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-28 shooting; Anthony Davis (LAL) 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Alex Caruso (LAL) 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-9 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 2-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 89 | |
| LAL | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 93 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 40 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Facundo Campazzo G | 37 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 36 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-28 | 1-4 | 7-8 | +3 |
| Austin Rivers G | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +8 |
| JaMychal Green F | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -12 |
| PJ Dozier G-F | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Shaquille Harrison G | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| JaVale McGee C | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis F-C | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 6-7 | +3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-6 | -5 |
| Kyle Kuzma F | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Alex Caruso G | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Andre Drummond C | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -11 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker G | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Marc Gasol C | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Wesley Matthews G-F | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Ben McLemore G | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Markieff Morris F | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Montrezl Harrell F-C | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 36 | 32 | 50.8 | 42.5 | +4.2 | 21.2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 40 | 19 | 59.8 | 20.9 | +1.2 | 12.1 |
| JaVale McGee | Bench | 12 | 10 | 71.4 | 34.6 | -29.2 | 18.2 |
| Facundo Campazzo | Bench | 37 | 8 | 58.1 | 11.0 | -4.0 | 13.6 |
| JaMychal Green | Bench | 23 | 6 | 42.9 | 16.7 | -29.8 | 11.3 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 25 | 5 | 31.7 | 16.9 | +13.5 | 1.3 |
| PJ Dozier | Bench | 22 | 3 | 25.0 | 10.7 | -4.4 | -1.4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | Bench | 13 | 3 | 50.0 | 10.7 | -28.0 | 1.2 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 33 | 3 | 38.7 | 7.7 | +3.1 | 7.4 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | Bench | 33 | 25 | 56.6 | 35.1 | +3.0 | 18.5 |
| Alex Caruso | Bench | 28 | 11 | 55.7 | 21.0 | +6.9 | 13.2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 31 | 10 | 47.0 | 18.8 | -6.3 | 9.0 |
| Marc Gasol | Bench | 17 | 10 | 102.5 | 13.2 | +47.6 | 22.3 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | Bench | 21 | 10 | 63.5 | 28.3 | +2.6 | 3.5 |
| Wesley Matthews | Bench | 17 | 8 | 133.3 | 11.1 | +19.2 | 11.4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | Bench | 31 | 6 | 75.0 | 7.1 | -3.3 | 10.1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | Bench | 10 | 5 | 56.3 | 22.7 | -6.2 | 23.1 |
| Andre Drummond | Bench | 22 | 4 | 36.8 | 17.8 | -20.6 | -8.4 |
| Ben McLemore | Bench | 17 | 3 | 21.4 | 19.4 | +19.2 | -3.3 |
| Markieff Morris | Bench | 15 | 1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | +0.2 | 11.3 |
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