September 26, 2020 · Conference Finals · Game 5 · 9:00 PM EDT
LAL wins 4-1
Biggest lead DEN by 5 · LAL by 16 · 11 lead changes
Q3 0:01+16% LALDavis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (James 9 AST)DEN 84 · LAL 87
Q4 11:46+13% LALKuzma 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Caruso 3 AST)DEN 84 · LAL 90
Q4 10:25+10% DENJokic 11' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Morris 5 AST)DEN 88 · LAL 90
Q4 10:03+11% LALJames 1' Running Layup (24 PTS) (Green 2 AST)DEN 88 · LAL 92
Q4 4:20+12% LALGreen 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (James 10 AST)DEN 99 · LAL 106| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | — |
2LA Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
3DE Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
4HO Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
5OK Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
6UT Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
7DA Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
8PO Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
9ME Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
10PH Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
11SA Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
13NO Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
14MI Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
15GS Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
| Zone | DEN | LAL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 20/34 59% | 17/23 74% |
| Paint | 5/13 38% | 9/16 56% |
| Mid-range | 5/13 38% | 7/14 50% |
| Corner 3 | 4/11 36% | 3/5 60% |
| Above the break 3 | 4/19 21% | 6/19 32% |
JG Jerami GrantF | 46 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 50.6% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 43 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -10 | 49.5% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 31 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 50.6% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 60.8% |
GH Gary HarrisG | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 37.5% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 28 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 50.6% |
MP Mason PlumleeF-C | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 47.0% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 63.5% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0.0% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 83.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 36 | 23 | 38-90 | 8-30 | 23-26 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | ||
| Shooting | 42.2% | 26.7% | 88.5% | 52.7% |
DNP: Bol Bol, Keita Bates-Diop, Troy Daniels
| LJLeBron JamesF | 40 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 15-25 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +12 | 66.6% |
DH Dwight HowardC-F | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +12 | 67.8% |
| ADAnthony DavisF-C | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 67.6% |
| DGDanny GreenG | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 62.8% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +5 | 50.0% |
AC Alex CarusoG | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +16 | 73.9% |
| KKKyle KuzmaF | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53.8% |
MM Markieff MorrisF | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 50.0% |
RR Rajon RondoG | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 80.0% |
JM JaVale McGeeC-F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 117 | 43 | 24 | 42-77 | 9-24 | 24-29 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | ||
| Shooting | 54.5% | 37.5% | 82.8% | 65.2% |
DNP: Jared Dudley, JR Smith, Quinn Cook
12:00Jump Ball Howard vs. Jokic: Tip to JamesDEN 011:55James Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 011:43Jokic 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)DEN 311:15Howard 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)DEN 311:01Jokic 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)DEN 510:41MISS Green 22' Step Back Jump ShotDEN 510:40Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 510:39Howard Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 510:24Howard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brown)DEN 510:22Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)DEN 510:18MISS Grant 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 510:14Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 510:05James 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 59:56Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 59:56Davis STEAL (1 STL)DEN 59:55Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (T.Brown)DEN 59:49MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 59:44Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 59:37Millsap Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 59:37Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)DEN 59:33Green Running Layup (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)DEN 59:11MISS Harris 26' 3PT Step Back Jump ShotDEN 59:08Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 58:57MISS Davis 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 58:53Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 58:51Harris Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)DEN 58:51Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)DEN 58:27MISS Davis 8' Driving Bank Hook ShotDEN 58:24Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 58:18Grant 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)DEN 78:12Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)DEN 78:12Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 78:09Grant 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)DEN 97:54Murray S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)DEN 97:54MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 97:54Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 97:41Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Lewis)DEN 97:28MISS Jokic 22' Jump ShotDEN 97:25James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 97:08MISS Green 10' Driving Floating Jump ShotDEN 97:04Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 97:00Harris 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)DEN 126:40Davis 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)DEN 126:28Harris OFF.Foul (P2) (T.Brown)DEN 126:28Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)DEN 126:11Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (E.Lewis)DEN 126:11Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 126:11Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 125:48MISS Murray 21' Jump ShotDEN 125:45Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 125:38MISS James 1' Driving LayupDEN 125:36Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 125:24MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 125:22Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 125:10Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brown)DEN 125:10Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 125:10Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 124:50Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 144:32Rondo 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)DEN 144:17Davis S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brown)DEN 144:17Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 154:17Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 164:07Davis 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)DEN 164:07Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brown)DEN 164:07Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)DEN 163:53Kuzma S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)DEN 163:53Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 173:53Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 183:43Caruso Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)DEN 183:28Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)DEN 213:18MISS Davis 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup ShotDEN 213:16Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 213:14MISS Murray 1' Cutting Layup ShotDEN 213:14Caruso BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 213:06Porter Jr. 1' Layup (7 PTS)DEN 232:51MISS Kuzma 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 232:38MISS Plumlee 1' Alley Oop DunkDEN 232:36Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 232:32Caruso 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Rondo 1 AST)DEN 232:21Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)DEN 232:21Davis STEAL (2 STL)DEN 232:18Caruso Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)DEN 231:49MISS Craig 2' Cutting Layup ShotDEN 231:48Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 231:46Plumlee 1' Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)DEN 251:44Kuzma 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Rondo 2 AST)DEN 251:44Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (E.Lewis)DEN 251:44Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 251:26Plumlee 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)DEN 271:26Davis S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brown)DEN 271:26Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)DEN 281:15MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 281:12Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 280:57Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 300:45Rondo 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)DEN 300:32MISS Morris 12' Fadeaway JumperDEN 300:29James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 300:11Caruso 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (8 PTS) (James 3 AST)DEN 300:00MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump ShotDEN 300:00James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 30The Lakers beat the Nuggets 117-107 at home.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, while Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 20 points.
The Lakers led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 11 times and the score was tied 7 times.
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