Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
PlayoffsFinal
Los Angeles Lakers 126, Denver Nuggets 132
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 on May 16, 2023 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets with 34 points; Anthony Davis scored 40 for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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| Austin ReavesG | 42 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 7-14 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 |
| Anthony DavisF-C | 42 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 14-23 | 1-1 | 11-11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 |
| LeBron JamesF | 40 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 8-11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -6 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 |
| Rui HachimuraF | 28 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +10 |
| D'Angelo RussellG | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -25 |
| Lonnie Walker IVG | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Jarred VanderbiltF | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
| Team | 240 | 126 | 30 | 30 | 46-84 | 11-24 | 23-26 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
DNP: Max Christie, Mo Bamba, Tristan Thompson, Troy Brown Jr., Malik Beasley, Shaquille Harrison, Wenyen Gabriel
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| Nikola JokicC | 42 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 12-17 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +11 |
| Jamal MurrayGQuestionable, expected back Oct 6 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 36 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +16 |
| Aaron GordonF | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +11 |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +20 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Jeff GreenF | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Christian BraunG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -16 |
| Team | 240 | 132 | 47 | 29 | 50-91 | 15-32 | 17-22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
DNP: Thomas Bryant, Zeke Nnaji, Peyton Watson, DeAndre Jordan, Vlatko Cancar, Reggie Jackson, Ish Smith
Playoff series
LAL 0, DEN 4- Game 1 · this gameLos Angeles Lakers 126, Denver Nuggets 132
- Game 2 · May 18Los Angeles Lakers 103, Denver Nuggets 108
- Game 3 · May 20Denver Nuggets 119, Los Angeles Lakers 108
- Game 4 · May 22Denver Nuggets 113, Los Angeles Lakers 111