NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 108, Los Angeles Lakers 126 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 108, Los Angeles Lakers 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 32-33 LAL; Q2 DEN 33-31 LAL; Q3 DEN 23-29 LAL; Q4 DEN 20-33 LAL.
Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Thomas Bryant (LAL) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-11 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 13-21 FG
Scoring · DEN
25 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 8-15 FG
Scoring · DEN
23 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG
Season highs
Thomas Bryant · Season-high 21 points
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 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 108 | |
| LAL | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 126 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENLAL
56Points in the paint64
20Fast-break points28
6Second-chance points18
22Points off turnovers28
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.7%Effective FG%59.3%
16.9%Turnover %12.1%
20.9%Offensive rebound %26.8%
0.346Free-throw rate0.264
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 36 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 5-7 | -18 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 8-9 | -14 |
| Bruce Brown G | 35 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -19 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 32 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-4 | -10 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jeff Green F | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -15 |
| Davon Reed G | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 1-1 | -24 |
| Christian Braun G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Ish Smith G | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 36 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-21 | 1-4 | 3-4 | +26 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +15 |
| Austin Reaves G | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +26 |
| Russell Westbrook G | 30 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 5-8 | +25 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | +10 |
| Patrick Beverley G | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Lonnie Walker IV G | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Anthony Davis F-C | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Max Christie G | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Troy Brown Jr. F | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Kendrick Nunn G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Damian Jones C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 35 | 25 | 65.9 | 28.4 | -16.7 | 19.3 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 36 | 23 | 60.3 | 28.9 | -20.4 | 11.6 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 32 | 17 | 57.6 | 25.7 | -9.4 | 5.4 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 35 | 11 | 69.8 | 10.1 | -20.9 | 9.9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 30 | 9 | 76.5 | 11.6 | +3.3 | 2.1 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 17 | 8 | 47.4 | 21.4 | -37.9 | 10.7 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 15 | 5 | 26.5 | 27.8 | -70.0 | 1.7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 7 | 4 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 16.4 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 2 | 3 | 150.0 | 20.0 | +40.0 | 42.9 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 20.0 | +40.0 | 42.9 |
| Davon Reed | Bench | 17 | 1 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +40.0 | -28.6 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | +19.0 | -15.4 |
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | Bench | 36 | 30 | 65.9 | 27.5 | +30.6 | 16.9 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 24 | 21 | 82.3 | 25.5 | +25.0 | 19.1 |
| Austin Reaves | Bench | 30 | 16 | 74.3 | 16.0 | +36.6 | 9.7 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 31 | 15 | 58.2 | 18.7 | +21.4 | 5.3 |
| Russell Westbrook | Bench | 30 | 15 | 45.4 | 27.6 | +34.6 | 18.3 |
| Anthony Davis | Bench | 17 | 10 | 72.7 | 18.8 | -14.9 | 13.1 |
| Patrick Beverley | Bench | 21 | 10 | 83.3 | 11.3 | -23.9 | 15.1 |
| Max Christie | Bench | 16 | 6 | 60.0 | 13.2 | +39.9 | 7.3 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | Bench | 20 | 3 | 21.4 | 16.0 | -28.5 | -4.1 |
| Kendrick Nunn | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -133.3 | -50.0 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | Bench | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +41.4 | 10.6 |
| Damian Jones | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -133.3 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
DEN 1
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Last 9 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 4
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- DEN 110@LAL 121 Recap
- LAL 99@DEN 110 Recap
- LAL 146@DEN 141 Recap
- DEN 129@LAL 118 Recap
- LAL 96@DEN 133 Recap
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