Nuggets 114-103 Lakers (Apr 20, 2024) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

47-35, 19-21 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	33	27	18	25	103
DEN	25	32	32	25	114

TIME	LAL	DEN
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Rui Hachimura personal foul	0	0
11:41	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	0	2
11:18	D'Angelo Russell misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:15	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	2
11:04	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot	0	4
10:57	Aaron Gordon personal foul	0	4
10:49	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	2	4
10:26	Michael Porter Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	2	4
10:23	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	4
10:15	Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	4	4
10:04	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving dunk	4	6
9:45	LeBron James makes driving layup	6	6
9:30	Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot two point shot	6	6
9:27	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	6	6
9:20	Anthony Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	6
8:59	Austin Reaves personal foul	6	6
8:56	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot jumper	6	6
8:52	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	6
8:44	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	6
8:40	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	6	6
8:29	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	6
8:25	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	6
8:21	Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	6	6
8:18	Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	6	6
8:14	LeBron James defensive rebound	6	6
8:10	D'Angelo Russell makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	8	6
8:00	Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	8	8
7:47	D'Angelo Russell makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	10	8
7:30	D'Angelo Russell personal foul	10	8
7:22	Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot	10	8
7:18	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	10	8
7:18	Aaron Gordon misses tip shot	10	8
7:16	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	10	8
7:04	Anthony Davis misses driving layup	10	8
7:04	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	10	8
7:04	Aaron Gordon personal foul	10	8
6:59	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	13	8
6:41	Anthony Davis personal foul	13	8
6:41	Nuggets Full timeout	13	8
6:41	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	13	8
6:39	Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	13	11
6:22	LeBron James makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)	15	11
6:06	Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	15	13
5:50	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	18	13
5:37	Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	13
5:35	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	18	13
5:33	D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	20	13
5:19	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	13
5:17	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	20	13
5:17	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	20	13
5:17	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	14
5:17	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	20	14
5:17	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	20	14
5:13	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	20	14
5:01	LeBron James misses two point shot	20	14
5:01	Lakers offensive team rebound	20	14
4:59	Peyton Watson personal foul	20	14
4:59	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	20	14
4:50	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	14
4:46	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	20	14
4:40	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot dunk	20	16
4:33	LeBron James bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	20	16
4:29	LeBron James blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 's 7-foot two point shot	20	16
4:26	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	20	16
4:23	Peyton Watson makes driving layup	20	18
4:05	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	20	18
4:02	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	18
3:57	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	18
3:53	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	20	18
3:49	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	22	18
3:28	Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	22	21
3:13	Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	25	21
2:55	Peyton Watson offensive foul	25	21
2:55	Peyton Watson turnover	25	21
2:55	Lakers Full timeout	25	21
2:55	Reggie Jackson enters the game for Jamal Murray	25	21
2:55	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves	25	21
2:55	Taurean Prince enters the game for Rui Hachimura	25	21
2:43	Anthony Davis makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	27	21
2:22	Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot	27	23
2:00	Taurean Prince makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	29	23
1:36	Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup	29	23
1:33	Christian Braun offensive rebound	29	23
1:31	Peyton Watson bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	29	23
1:29	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul	29	23
1:29	Taurean Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	30	23
1:29	Justin Holiday enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	30	23
1:29	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Anthony Davis	30	23
1:29	Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2	31	23
1:19	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)	31	25
56.1	LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot	31	25
53.1	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	31	25
39.1	Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	25
36.1	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	31	25
35.1	Reggie Jackson shooting foul	31	25
35.1	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	32	25
35.1	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	33	25
20.1	Taurean Prince blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot driving layup	33	25
20.0	Christian Braun offensive rebound	33	25
19.1	Christian Braun misses 2-foot tip shot	33	25
17.1	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	33	25
3.1	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	25
3.1	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	33	25
0.0	Nikola Jokic misses 68-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	25
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	25

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Lakers
103
Nuggets
114

Game 1

4/20

Lakers
99
Nuggets
101

Game 2

4/22

Nuggets
112
Lakers
105

Game 3

4/25

Nuggets
108
Lakers
119

Game 4

4/27

Lakers
106
Nuggets
108

Game 5

4/29

Ball Arena

8:30 PM, April 20, 2024Coverage: ABC

Denver, CO

Line: DEN -6.5

Over/Under: 227.5

Attendance: 19,731

Referees:
John Goble
Eric Dalen
Mitchell Ervin
Nick Buchert

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

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

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