West Finals - Game 2
DEN leads series 2-0
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43-39, 20-21 away
103
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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LAL | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 103 |
DEN | 27 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 108 |
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53-29, 34-7 home
108
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot layup
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk
- Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Bruce Brown makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 13-foot two point shot
- Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis blocks Bruce Brown 's 6-foot driving layup
- Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point shot
- Christian Braun misses tip shot
- Jeff Green makes dunk
- Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses finger roll layup
- Jamal Murray misses tip shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Jeff Green misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- LeBron James blocks Nikola Jokic 's 8-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Bruce Brown makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 5-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot driving dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell blocks Bruce Brown 's 4-foot layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Bruce Brown makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 30-foot three pointer
- Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point shot
- LeBron James blocks Nikola Jokic's two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 11-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Austin Reaves misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Austin Reaves assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot
- Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura makes two point shot
- Lonnie Walker IV misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Lonnie Walker IV assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Austin Reaves makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot
- Dennis Schroder misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves makes 9-foot jump bank shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 29-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses layup
- D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot three point shot
- LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Dennis Schroder makes driving floating jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 4-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown blocks Dennis Schroder 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder misses 54-foot three point shot
- Lonnie Walker IV misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lonnie Walker IV makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Anthony Davis makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 28-foot three point shot
- Aaron Gordon blocks Dennis Schroder 's 4-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes tip shot
- Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
LAKERS
NUGGETS
TIME | PLAY | LAL | DEN | |
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12:00 | Anthony Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
11:51 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 0 | 0 | |
11:48 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 2 | 0 | |
11:24 | Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
11:21 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
11:17 | Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists) | 5 | 0 | |
10:53 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 0 | |
10:52 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 5 | 0 | |
10:40 | Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot | 5 | 0 | |
10:38 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 5 | 0 | |
10:34 | Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover | 5 | 0 | |
10:32 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul | 5 | 0 | |
10:21 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul | 5 | 0 | |
10:21 | D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 0 | |
10:21 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 5 | 0 | |
10:21 | Bruce Brown enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 0 | |
10:21 | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 0 | |
10:05 | Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6 | 2 | |
9:57 | D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot two point shot | 6 | 2 | |
9:53 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
9:46 | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot layup | 6 | 2 | |
9:43 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
9:42 | Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk | 6 | 4 | |
9:21 | Jamal Murray defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 6 | 4 | |
9:21 | Austin Reaves makes technical free throw | 7 | 4 | |
9:16 | Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 10 | 4 | |
8:52 | Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 10 | 6 | |
8:43 | Austin Reaves bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 10 | 6 | |
8:38 | Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 10 | 9 | |
8:21 | Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper | 10 | 9 | |
8:19 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 10 | 9 | |
8:15 | LeBron James personal foul | 10 | 9 | |
8:03 | Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 10 | 11 | |
7:54 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul | 10 | 11 | |
7:54 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 11 | |
7:54 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 11 | |
7:37 | Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12 | 13 | |
7:32 | LeBron James bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 12 | 13 | |
7:26 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive charge | 12 | 13 | |
7:26 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover | 12 | 13 | |
7:26 | Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 12 | 13 | |
7:18 | Christian Braun shooting foul | 12 | 13 | |
7:18 | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 13 | |
7:18 | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 13 | |
7:01 | Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul | 14 | 13 | |
7:01 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 14 | |
7:01 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 15 | |
6:49 | LeBron James makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists) | 16 | 15 | |
6:33 | Jamal Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16 | 18 | |
6:20 | Austin Reaves misses 11-foot two point shot | 16 | 18 | |
6:19 | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | 16 | 18 | |
6:14 | Bruce Brown makes two point shot | 16 | 20 | |
6:03 | Austin Reaves misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 16 | 20 | |
6:00 | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | 16 | 20 | |
5:59 | Austin Reaves bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 16 | 20 | |
5:55 | Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point shot | 16 | 20 | |
5:51 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 16 | 20 | |
5:44 | Christian Braun shooting foul | 16 | 20 | |
5:44 | Nuggets Full timeout | 16 | 20 | |
5:44 | Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 20 | |
5:44 | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 20 | |
5:44 | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 20 | |
5:27 | Aaron Gordon misses 13-foot two point shot | 18 | 20 | |
5:25 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 18 | 20 | |
5:05 | Austin Reaves misses two point shot | 18 | 20 | |
5:05 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 18 | 20 | |
4:48 | Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 20 | |
4:40 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 18 | 20 | |
4:32 | D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Austin Reaves assists) | 21 | 20 | |
4:16 | Anthony Davis blocks Bruce Brown 's 6-foot driving layup | 21 | 20 | |
4:15 | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | 21 | 20 | |
4:13 | D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot | 21 | 20 | |
4:09 | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | 21 | 20 | |
4:04 | Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point shot | 21 | 20 | |
3:59 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | 21 | 20 | |
3:59 | Christian Braun misses tip shot | 21 | 20 | |
3:59 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 21 | 20 | |
3:56 | Lakers Full timeout | 21 | 20 | |
3:56 | Jeff Green enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 21 | 20 | |
3:56 | Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James | 21 | 20 | |
3:56 | Lonnie Walker IV enters the game for Austin Reaves | 21 | 20 | |
3:50 | Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 20 | |
3:48 | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | 21 | 20 | |
3:47 | Rui Hachimura makes two point shot | 23 | 20 | |
3:17 | shot clock turnover | 23 | 20 | |
3:09 | Lonnie Walker IV misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 20 | |
3:05 | Dennis Schroder offensive rebound | 23 | 20 | |
2:58 | Dennis Schroder bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 23 | 20 | |
2:56 | D'Angelo Russell flagrant foul type 1 | 23 | 20 | |
2:56 | (02:56) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 23 | 20 | |
2:56 | Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2 | 23 | 21 | |
2:56 | Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2 | 23 | 22 | |
2:56 | Reggie Jackson enters the game for Christian Braun | 23 | 22 | |
2:56 | Nuggets delay of game violation | 23 | 22 | |
2:41 | Anthony Davis shooting foul | 23 | 22 | |
2:41 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 23 | |
2:41 | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 23 | |
2:39 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 23 | 23 | |
2:20 | Anthony Davis misses two point shot | 23 | 23 | |
2:19 | Jeff Green defensive rebound | 23 | 23 | |
2:14 | Jeff Green makes dunk | 23 | 25 | |
1:58 | Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 25 | 25 | |
1:42 | Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper | 25 | 25 | |
1:38 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 25 | 25 | |
1:14 | Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot | 25 | 25 | |
1:11 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 25 | 25 | |
1:05 | Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 25 | 27 | |
46.0 | Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 27 | 27 | |
31.0 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 27 | 27 | |
9.1 | Anthony Davis offensive goaltending turnover | 27 | 27 | |
9.1 | Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jeff Green | 27 | 27 | |
9.1 | Austin Reaves enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 27 | 27 | |
0.0 | Jamal Murray misses finger roll layup | 27 | 27 | |
0.0 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | 27 | 27 | |
0.0 | Jamal Murray misses tip shot | 27 | 27 | |
0.0 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 27 | 27 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 27 |
DEN leads 2-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
8:30 PM, May 18, 2023Coverage: ESPN
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,742
- Referees:
- Pat Fraher
- Brian Forte
- Tony Brothers
- David Guthrie
2023-24 Pacific Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | - | L3 |
Phoenix | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2 | W3 |
LA Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | W2 |
Sacramento | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5 | W1 |
Golden State | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5 | W1 |
2023-24 Northwest Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W5 |
Denver | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W1 |
Minnesota | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | L1 |
Utah | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | L1 |
Portland | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | L5 |