April 20, 2024 · First Round · Game 1 · 8:30 PM EDT
DEN leads 1-0
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAL | 33 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 103 |
 DEN | 25 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 114 |
Biggest lead LAL by 12 · DEN by 15 · 2 lead changes
Q3 9:51+7% LALA. Reaves 29' 3PT pullup (7 PTS)LAL 65 · DEN 62
Q3 7:58+7% DENJ. Murray 24' 3PT running (13 PTS) (A. Gordon 4 AST)LAL 67 · DEN 67
Q3 6:15+8% DENM. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (16 PTS) (A. Gordon 5 AST)LAL 71 · DEN 72
Q3 4:49+8% LALL. James driving Layup (23 PTS) (A. Davis 5 AST)LAL 75 · DEN 76
Q3 4:36+8% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)LAL 75 · DEN 79| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DENuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
3MI Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4LA Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
6NO Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
7PH Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
| 8LALakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 |
9GS Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
10SA Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
11HO Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
12UT Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 |
14SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15PO Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| Zone | LAL | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 15/20 75% | 20/29 69% |
| Paint | 12/24 50% | 12/23 52% |
| Mid-range | 4/6 67% | 0/8 0% |
| Corner 3 | 1/2 50% | 5/11 45% |
| Above the break 3 | 7/27 26% | 10/31 32% |
AD Anthony DavisF-C | 45 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 12-23 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -12 | 59.3% |
DR D'Angelo RussellG | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6-20 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 32.5% |
| LJLeBron JamesF | 41 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | -9 | 74.2% |
| ARAustin ReavesG | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 68.9% |
RH Rui HachimuraF | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 71.7% |
TP Taurean PrinceF | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.8% |
SD Spencer DinwiddieG | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 | — |
GV Gabe VincentG | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | — |
JH Jaxson HayesC-F | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 103 | 40 | 22 | 39-79 | 8-29 | 17-19 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | ||
| Shooting | 49.4% | 27.6% | 89.5% | 59.0% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 39 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 15-23 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 67.0% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 39 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 9-24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 45.8% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 38 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 63.3% |
| KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 54.5% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 32 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +20 | 50.5% |
CB Christian BraunG | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 20.0% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 66.7% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 37.5% |
DJ DeAndre JordanC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 106.4% |
JH Justin HolidayF-G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 114 | 49 | 27 | 47-102 | 15-42 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 46.1% | 35.7% | 83.3% | 54.5% |
11:54Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Davis: Tip to A. GordonLAL 011:49R. Hachimura personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 011:41N. Jokic cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)LAL 011:18MISS D. Russell 29' 3PTLAL 011:15M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 011:04A. Gordon driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)LAL 010:57A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 010:49A. Davis cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)LAL 210:26MISS M. Porter Jr. 14' pullup ShotLAL 210:23A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 210:15A. Reaves 6' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)LAL 410:04N. Jokic driving DUNK (4 PTS)LAL 49:45L. James driving Layup (2 PTS)LAL 69:30MISS J. Murray turnaround fadeaway Shot - blockedLAL 69:30A. Reaves BLOCK (1 BLK)LAL 69:27A. Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)LAL 69:20A. Davis lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)LAL 68:59A. Reaves personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 68:56MISS J. Murray 20' Jump ShotLAL 68:52L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 68:44MISS A. Reaves 26' pullup 3PTLAL 68:40J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 68:29MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PTLAL 68:25L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)LAL 68:21R. Hachimura lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)LAL 68:21M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)LAL 68:18MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' running pullup 3PTLAL 68:14L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)LAL 68:10D. Russell driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)LAL 88:00M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)LAL 87:47D. Russell 14' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)LAL 107:30D. Russell personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 107:22MISS N. Jokic 12' floating ShotLAL 107:18A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)LAL 107:18MISS A. Gordon tip LayupLAL 107:16A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 107:04MISS A. Davis driving LayupLAL 107:04A. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)LAL 107:04A. Gordon personal FOUL (2 PF)LAL 106:59L. James 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)LAL 136:41A. Davis personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 136:39P. Watson 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)LAL 136:22L. James reverse Layup (7 PTS) (A. Davis 1 AST)LAL 156:06N. Jokic 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)LAL 155:50L. James 25' 3PT (10 PTS) (A. Davis 2 AST)LAL 185:37MISS M. Porter Jr. 28' 3PTLAL 185:35R. Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 185:33D. Russell running Layup (6 PTS) (R. Hachimura 1 AST)LAL 205:19MISS P. Watson 3PTLAL 205:17N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)LAL 205:17D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)LAL 205:17N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)LAL 205:17MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2LAL 205:13S. Dinwiddie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 205:01MISS L. James driving reverse LayupLAL 204:59P. Watson personal FOUL (1 PF)LAL 204:50MISS A. Reaves 25' 3PTLAL 204:46J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)LAL 204:40J. Murray running DUNK (2 PTS)LAL 204:33L. James bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)LAL 204:33K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)LAL 204:29MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 6' running reverse Layup - blockedLAL 204:29L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)LAL 204:26P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)LAL 204:23P. Watson driving Layup (5 PTS)LAL 204:05MISS A. Davis 8' driving floating ShotLAL 204:02N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)LAL 203:57MISS C. Braun 24' 3PTLAL 203:53A. Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)LAL 203:49A. Davis running DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Reaves 1 AST)LAL 223:28P. Watson 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)LAL 223:13R. Hachimura 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. James 4 AST)LAL 252:55P. Watson offensive FOUL (2 PF)LAL 252:55P. Watson offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)LAL 252:43A. Davis 14' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)LAL 272:22N. Jokic 8' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)LAL 272:00T. Prince driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 5 AST)LAL 291:36MISS N. Jokic driving Layup - blockedLAL 291:36A. Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)LAL 291:33C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)LAL 291:31P. Watson bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)LAL 291:31D. Russell STEAL (1 STL)LAL 291:29K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Prince 2 FT)LAL 291:29T. Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)LAL 301:29T. Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)LAL 311:19N. Jokic cutting DUNK (11 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)LAL 310:56MISS L. James 14' turnaround fadeaway ShotLAL 310:53R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 310:39MISS J. Holiday 24' 3PTLAL 310:36S. Dinwiddie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)LAL 310:35R. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (James 2 FT)LAL 310:35L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)LAL 320:35L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)LAL 330:20MISS C. Braun driving Layup - blockedLAL 330:20T. Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)LAL 330:20C. Braun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)LAL 330:19MISS C. Braun tip LayupLAL 330:17T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)LAL 330:03MISS D. Russell 26' 3PTLAL 330:03N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)LAL 330:00MISS N. Jokic 68' pullup 3PTLAL 33The Nuggets beat the Lakers 114-103 at home.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 32 points and 12 rebounds, while Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 32 points and 14 rebounds.
The Nuggets led by as many as 15 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 11 times. Their best stretch was a 13-0 run.
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