NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 124, Los Angeles Lakers 114 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 124, Los Angeles Lakers 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 27-33 LAL; Q2 DEN 31-33 LAL; Q3 DEN 31-23 LAL; Q4 DEN 35-25 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 35 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 16-of-25 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-10 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Rui Hachimura (LAL) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-15 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 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 124 | |
| LAL | 33 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 114 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 39 | 35 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 16-25 | 1-5 | 2-2 | — |
| Jamal Murray G | 38 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 11-23 | 1-5 | 1-2 | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 37 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-10 | 5-5 | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon F | 35 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | — |
| Christian Braun G | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | — | — |
| Peyton Watson G | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | — |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 0-2 | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 37 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 12-20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | — |
| Austin Reaves G | 37 | 19 | 2 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | — |
| Anthony Davis F-C | 37 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7-13 | — | 3-4 | — |
| Rui Hachimura F | 35 | 23 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 10-15 | 3-4 | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | — |
| Taurean Prince F | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1-6 | 0-2 | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2-3 | — | — | — |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 39 | 35 | 67.6 | 33.3 | +17.6 | 17.7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 37 | 25 | 125.0 | 13.1 | +1.9 | 18.2 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 38 | 24 | 50.3 | 29.9 | +4.6 | 11.7 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 35 | 18 | 54.7 | 21.8 | +10.7 | 9.4 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 16 | 7 | 59.5 | 16.7 | -1.9 | 8.9 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 24 | 2 | 33.3 | 8.6 | +13.1 | 3.8 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 09 | — | 0.0 | 15.0 | -1.4 | -6.1 |
| Jay Huff | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | Bench | 37 | 26 | 62.3 | 29.9 | +0.4 | 12.6 |
| Rui Hachimura | Bench | 35 | 23 | 76.7 | 19.5 | -17.8 | 10.3 |
| Austin Reaves | Bench | 37 | 19 | 73.8 | 20.0 | -10.7 | 12.5 |
| Anthony Davis | Bench | 37 | 17 | 57.6 | 18.3 | -14.1 | 9.2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 29 | 17 | 59.4 | 20.6 | -0.6 | 8.7 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 09 | 4 | 66.7 | 14.3 | +5.6 | 16.5 |
| Taurean Prince | Bench | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 21.4 | -20.2 | -3.3 |
| Max Christie | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- DEN 114@LAL 106 Recap
- LAL 107@DEN 119 Recap
- DEN 113@LAL 111 Recap
- DEN 119@LAL 108 Recap
- LAL 103@DEN 108 Recap
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