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Jokic score 34, Porter adds 24 as Nuggets use strong second half to beat Lakers 127-102
LOS ANGELES (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 24 as the Denver Nuggets used a strong second half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday night.
Russell Westbrook had 14 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for Denver against his former team.
Austin Reaves scored 19 points and LeBron James added 18 for the Lakers, who lost consecutive home games after starting the season 7-0 at home. Rui Hachimura, back in the starting lineup after missed the previous five games with a left ankle sprain, scored 10 points in 22 minutes.
It was the teams' first meeting since the Nuggets beat the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs earlier this year. Denver also swept them in the Western Conference final the previous year.
Denver trailed by six points at halftime but outscored Los Angeles 37-15 in the third quarter and 70-39 for the second half while dominating inside and outside.
Lakers: The Lakers led 63-57 at halftime and let the game get away from them in a lackluster third quarter. It shows they still have much work to do to get out from Denver’s control.
Nuggets: Even in playing on the second of a back-to-back and traveling, Denver still had the legs for long-range shots. Denver was 16 for 32 on 3-pointers.
Westbrook had a putback dunk at the end of the third quarter to put the finishing touches on an authoritative quarter and extend the lead to 94-77. Westbrook then twirled his arms around emphatically in celebration as he ran back down the floor.
The Nuggets outscored the Lakers 20-4 in the paint in the third quarter.Jokic had nine points in the pivotal third in which Denver scored 37 points.
Nuggets host the New York Knicks on Monday, and Lakers visit Phoenix to open a road back-to-back.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Nikola Jokic vs. Anthony Davis (Jamal Murray gains possession) | Â |
| 11:37 |  | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:53 | | Â | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Cam Reddish steals) | Â |
| 10:44 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Cam Reddish steals) | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Cam Reddish turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | Â |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup (Christian Braun assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:09 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running pullup jump shot | 7-3 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving dunk (LeBron James assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:41 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:39 | | Â | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:06 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-9 |
| 8:24 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Cam Reddish misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Anthony Davis shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:44 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 7:44 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 12-11 |
| 7:14 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 14-11 |
| 6:32 | | Â | Christian Braun personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:21 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:09 | | Â | Peyton Watson misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Peyton Watson blocks Rui Hachimura's two point driving layup | Â |
| 5:58 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 14-13 |
| 5:24 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Davis steals) | Â |
| 5:21 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point running pullup jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 14-16 |
| 5:07 | | Â | Anthony Davis kicked ball violation | Â |
| 4:58 | | +3 | Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 17-16 |
| 4:37 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Anthony Davis blocks Peyton Watson's two point driving dunk | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running layup (Dalton Knecht assists) | 17-18 |
| 4:14 | | Â | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 17-20 |
| 3:38 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 3:37 | | Â | Lakers defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:19 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point running jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 20-20 |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 20-23 |
| 2:54 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:38 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 22-23 |
| 2:03 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Christian Braun turnover (out of bounds step) | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | Â |
| 1:29 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25-23 |
| 1:23 | | Â | Trey Alexander shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:23 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 1:23 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 1:16 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 27-25 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point fadeaway jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 27-27 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 29-27 |
| 0:24 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 31-27 |
| 0:02 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | Â |
| 11:43 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point running jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 34-27 |
| 11:32 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 34-29 |
| 11:07 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Dario Saric defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 36-29 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 36-32 |
| 10:05 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Russell Westbrook clear path foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:01 | | +1 | LeBron James makes clear path free throw 1 of 2 | 36-33 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | LeBron James makes clear path free throw 2 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 36-37 |
| 9:35 | | Â | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Christian Koloko steals) | Â |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 36-39 |
| 9:23 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Christian Koloko blocks Russell Westbrook's two point driving layup | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:05 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 36-41 |
| 8:53 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Dario Saric assists) | 38-41 |
| 8:43 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | Â |
| 8:25 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running dunk | 38-43 |
| 8:10 | | Â | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:02 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point running pullup jump shot | 38-46 |
| 8:02 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 41-46 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point cutting layup (LeBron James assists) | 41-48 |
| 6:54 | | Â | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | LeBron James personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:44 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-48 |
| 6:44 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:27 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 6:22 | | Â | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 44-48 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Cam Reddish makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 44-51 |
| 5:05 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 5:03 | | Â | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | Â |
| 4:42 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 47-51 |
| 4:21 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 47-54 |
| 4:04 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Anthony Davis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point floating jump shot | 49-54 |
| 3:17 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Davis steals) | Â |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point running dunk | 49-56 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 51-56 |
| 2:54 | | Â | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:54 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-57 |
| 2:54 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-58 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 53-58 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point hook shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 53-60 |
| 2:14 | | Â | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:14 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 53-61 |
| 1:54 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 53-63 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 55-63 |
| 0:57 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Cam Reddish shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 57-63 |
| 0:07 | | Â | Christian Braun personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Nikola Jokic blocks Dalton Knecht's two point putback layup | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Lakers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:32 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point putback layup | 59-63 |
| 11:08 | | Â | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:01 | | Â | Anthony Davis personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:54 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 62-63 |
| 10:38 | | Â | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Cam Reddish draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 65-63 |
| 10:08 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Cam Reddish makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 65-66 |
| 9:37 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | Â |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 67-66 |
| 9:08 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:57 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 70-66 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 70-69 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-69 |
| 8:08 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 74-69 |
| 7:41 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | LeBron James turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Cam Reddish personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Austin Reaves turnover (back court violation) | Â |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 76-69 |
| 6:35 | | Â | LeBron James shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 78-69 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Davis assists) | 78-71 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 81-71 |
| 5:23 | | Â | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | Â |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 84-71 |
| 4:22 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Nuggets defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-72 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-73 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 86-73 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 86-75 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 88-75 |
| 2:49 | | Â | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip layup | 88-77 |
| 1:47 | | Â | Dalton Knecht shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-77 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-77 |
| 1:29 | | Â | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:27 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 92-77 |
| 1:08 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Julian Strawther misses two point running finger roll layup | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point tip dunk | 94-77 |
| 0:32 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:20 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | LeBron James defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (LeBron James draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Lakers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-78 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Â | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:43 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-78 |
| 11:24 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:15 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 97-78 |
| 11:08 | | Â | Jamal Murray personal foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Christian Braun defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 99-78 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 99-80 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 101-80 |
| 9:46 | | Â | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Jordan steals) | Â |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 103-80 |
| 9:44 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 9:25 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 103-82 |
| 9:25 | | Â | Peyton Watson shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:25 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 103-83 |
| 9:17 | | Â | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | Â |
| 9:05 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point running dunk (LeBron James assists) | 103-85 |
| 8:43 | | Â | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Russell Westbrook personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Nuggets defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Nuggets offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-85 |
| 7:39 | | Â | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:24 | | Â | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 104-88 |
| 7:17 | | Â | Nuggets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point tip layup | 106-88 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 106-90 |
| 6:11 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:07 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 108-90 |
| 5:57 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 110-90 |
| 5:19 | | Â | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | LeBron James personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:57 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 113-90 |
| 4:40 | | Â | LeBron James misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:23 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 116-90 |
| 4:23 | | Â | Lakers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point pullup jump shot (Max Christie assists) | 116-92 |
| 3:53 | | Â | Armel Traore personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-92 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-92 |
| 3:42 | | Â | Max Christie misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 120-92 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving floating jump shot | 120-94 |
| 2:44 | | Â | Max Christie shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:44 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-94 |
| 2:44 | | Â | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Armel Traore defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Armel Traore draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving layup | 121-96 |
| 2:09 | | Â | Christian Koloko shooting foul (Hunter Tyson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Hunter Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-96 |
| 2:09 | | Â | Hunter Tyson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Lakers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | PJ Hall personal foul (Loose ball) (Armel Traore draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Armel Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Lakers offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Armel Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:47 | | Â | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | PJ Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 1:08 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point stepback jump shot | 125-96 |
| 0:53 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point pullup jump shot | 125-99 |
| 0:40 | | Â | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Hunter Tyson offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:37 | | +2 | PJ Hall makes two point reverse dunk (Hunter Tyson assists) | 127-99 |
| 0:28 | | Â | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point pullup jump shot | 127-102 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
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| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 3 | Max Christie makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:00 |
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 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:03 |
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 | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | 0:26 |
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 | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | 0:28 |
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+ 2 | PJ Hall makes two point reverse dunk (Hunter Tyson assists) | 0:37 |
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 | Hunter Tyson offensive rebound | 0:37 |
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 | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | 0:40 |
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+ 3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:53 |
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+ 3 | Julian Strawther makes three point stepback jump shot | 1:08 |
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 | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 1:18 |
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 | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | 1:28 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 127 | 102 |
| Field Goals | 50-82 (61.0%) | 39-88 (44.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-32 (50.0%) | 13-36 (36.1%) |
| Free Throws | 11-19 (57.9%) | 11-14 (78.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 55 | 37 |
| Offensive | 8 | 6 |
| Defensive | 40 | 26 |
| Team | 7 | 5 |
| Assists | 37 | 27 |
| Steals | 7 | 11 |
| Blocks | 2 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 15 |
| Fouls | 18 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 13 | 8 | 12/20 | 3/7 | 7/8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | +39 | 60 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 11 | 4 | 10/15 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | +30 | 42 |
| C. Braun | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 23 |
| J. Murray | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5/12 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +20 | 28 |
| P. Watson | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +28 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 34 | 13 | 8 | 12/20 | 3/7 | 7/8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | +39 | 60 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 11 | 4 | 10/15 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | +30 | 42 |
| C. Braun | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 23 |
| J. Murray | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5/12 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +20 | 28 |
| P. Watson | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +28 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Westbrook | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6/10 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +17 | 41 |
| J. Strawther | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 10 |
| T. Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 3 |
| D. Jordan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| P. Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| H. Tyson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| D. Saric | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 2 |
| Z. Nnaji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 127 | 48 | 37 | 50/82 | 16/32 | 11/19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 40 | +125 | 241 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Reaves | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7/13 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -22 | 32 |
| L. James | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7/17 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -25 | 35 |
| A. Davis | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6/19 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -26 | 34 |
| R. Hachimura | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 19 |
| C. Reddish | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Reaves | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7/13 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -22 | 32 |
| L. James | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7/17 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -25 | 35 |
| A. Davis | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6/19 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -26 | 34 |
| R. Hachimura | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 19 |
| C. Reddish | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Christie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5/8 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 13 |
| D. Knecht | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -17 | 16 |
| D. Russell | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| G. Vincent | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| M. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| A. Traore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 |
| C. Koloko | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 5 |
| Total | 102 | 32 | 27 | 39/88 | 13/36 | 11/14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 26 | -125 | 187 |
