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LeBron James breaks the NBA career field goals record in the Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Nuggets
DENVER (AP) LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for career field goals in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-113 loss to Denver on Thursday night, with the Denver Nuggets getting 28 points each from All-Stars Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.
James injured his left elbow on a layup that pulled Los Angeles to 110-106 with four minutes to go and left the game. He returned with 2:05 left and the Lakers trailing by a point. The Lakers, however, never were able to take the lead as the Nuggets finished off a crucial wire-to-wire win.
James finished with 16 points to go with Luka Doncic's 27.
Jokic had his 23rd triple-double of the season with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists to offset nine turnovers and help the Nuggets (39-24) stay a step ahead of the streaking Lakers (37-25) in the logjammed Western Conference.
Aside from his record-breaking bucket in the first quarter - the 15,838th field goal of his 23-year career - James had a couple of sensational baskets: a corkscrew reverse fastbreak layup and an off-balance, 18-foot turnaround jumper that pulled the Lakers to 64-54 at halftime.
And he had three straight jaw-dropping assists as the Lakers staged a fourth-quarter comeback that fell just short.
The Nuggets jumped out to a 16-3 lead and led by 15 points, but turnovers kept the Lakers within striking distance all night.
Murray's 20 first-half points helped the short-handed and undersized Nuggets stay in control. Forward Aaron Gordon worked out on the court before the game but was again in street clothes by game time. Sidelined since Jan. 23 by a pulled hamstring, Gordon is expected to return to action Friday night against the Knicks.
Denver's other defensive stalwart, guard Peyton Watson, has also been out with a pulled hamstring and the Nuggets were also without forwards Cam Johnson (sprained right ankle) and Spencer Jones (strained right shoulder).
Lakers center Deandre Ayton left in the first half with a knee injury and didn't return.
Doncic picked up his 15th technical foul of the season. He'll face an automatic one-game suspension if he gets another.
Lakers: Host Indiana on Friday night.
Nuggets: Host New York on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-1 |
| 11:41 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0-2 |
| 11:41 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-3 |
| 11:26 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:55 | | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-8 |
| 10:20 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Luka Doncic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:41 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | LeBron James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 0-11 |
| 9:04 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:52 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:52 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-11 |
| 8:35 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Luka Doncic turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:17 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 3-11 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 3-13 |
| 7:43 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-15 |
| 7:30 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-16 |
| 7:13 | | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:02 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-16 |
| 6:50 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-16 |
| 6:40 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists) | 7-16 |
| 6:21 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 7-18 |
| 6:11 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running layup | 9-18 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving reverse layup (Christian Braun assists) | 9-20 |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-20 |
| 4:58 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:58 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 13-20 |
| 4:27 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-23 |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 16-23 |
| 4:02 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 16-25 |
| 3:34 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:34 | | Luka Doncic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:34 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +1 | Luka Doncic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 |
| 3:21 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 19-25 |
| 2:52 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-28 |
| 2:30 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:28 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Luka Doncic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:11 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 20-30 |
| 1:38 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Tyus Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:13 | | Luke Kennard turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:00 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-31 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-32 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-32 |
| 0:02 | | LeBron James blocks Tyus Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 25-32 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 25-34 |
| 11:03 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running dunk | ||
| 10:57 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Luke Kennard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:05 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Zeke Nnaji makes three point stepback jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 25-37 |
| 9:47 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Marcus Smart offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Marcus Smart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 25-40 |
| 9:26 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point cutting dunk (LeBron James assists) | 27-40 |
| 8:52 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-40 |
| 8:44 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-40 |
| 8:26 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 31-40 |
| 8:20 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:14 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 33-40 |
| 7:48 | | Julian Strawther offensive foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Julian Strawther turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 35-40 |
| 7:20 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-40 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 37-43 |
| 6:35 | | Christian Braun kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 39-43 |
| 6:09 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-46 |
| 5:52 | | Luka Doncic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 39-49 |
| 5:43 | | Luka Doncic technical foul | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 39-50 |
| 5:31 | | Luka Doncic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-51 |
| 5:23 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:20 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 41-51 |
| 4:53 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-53 |
| 4:42 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 41-55 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point pullup jump shot | 43-55 |
| 3:58 | | Austin Reaves personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 46-55 |
| 3:08 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot | 49-55 |
| 2:32 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 2:20 | | Marcus Smart turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup | 49-57 |
| 1:52 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 52-57 |
| 1:33 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Christian Braun assists) | 52-59 |
| 1:16 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 1:12 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 52-62 |
| 0:54 | | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:46 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Lakers delay of game violation | ||
| 0:37 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 0:32 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 52-64 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point turnaround jump shot | 54-64 |
| 0:00 | | Nuggets misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 56-64 |
| 11:27 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-67 |
| 11:07 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-69 |
| 10:34 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | LeBron James shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-70 |
| 10:24 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-71 |
| 10:16 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 59-71 |
| 9:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 59-73 |
| 9:34 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-73 |
| 9:34 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-73 |
| 9:20 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:20 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 61-75 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup jump shot | 63-75 |
| 8:37 | | Julian Strawther turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-76 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-77 |
| 8:08 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | LeBron James misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Luka Doncic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point putback layup | 65-77 |
| 7:43 | | Lakers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 65-78 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 65-80 |
| 7:22 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 68-80 |
| 7:12 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Off the ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Luka Doncic turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 6:54 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 71-80 |
| 6:16 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 71-82 |
| 5:53 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 73-82 |
| 5:24 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 76-82 |
| 4:25 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 78-82 |
| 4:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:45 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 78-84 |
| 3:27 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 78-86 |
| 2:52 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 78-89 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Luka Doncic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 80-89 |
| 1:35 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 1:24 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-90 |
| 1:22 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-91 |
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jake LaRavia's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 83-91 |
| 0:39 | | Luke Kennard personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-92 |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-93 |
| 0:29 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +3 | Luka Doncic makes three point fadeaway bank jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 86-93 |
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 86-96 |
| 11:29 | | Luke Kennard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Luke Kennard shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 86-97 |
| 11:16 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 86-98 |
| 11:16 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 11:14 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | LeBron James misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point putback layup | 88-98 |
| 10:44 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point putback layup | 88-100 |
| 9:56 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Jaxson Hayes misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-101 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-102 |
| 9:38 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 91-102 |
| 9:12 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:54 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point cutting layup (LeBron James assists) | 93-102 |
| 8:38 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:36 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:22 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point cutting dunk (LeBron James assists) | 95-102 |
| 7:41 | | LeBron James personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Rui Hachimura assists) | 97-102 |
| 7:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Luka Doncic steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 99-102 |
| 6:44 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Luka Doncic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 99-104 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 101-104 |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 101-107 |
| 5:34 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:21 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Luka Doncic shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-108 |
| 5:06 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:04 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Luka Doncic assists) | 104-108 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot | 104-110 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 106-110 |
| 3:58 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-111 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-112 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop layup (Luka Doncic assists) | 108-112 |
| 3:19 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 110-112 |
| 2:44 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Luka Doncic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Luka Doncic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Rui Hachimura steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Austin Reaves draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Austin Reaves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-112 |
| 2:05 | | Austin Reaves misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 111-114 |
| 1:29 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Luka Doncic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 111-116 |
| 0:22 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:20 | | Luka Doncic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Marcus Smart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:17 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:15 | | Luka Doncic personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-117 |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-118 |
| 0:07 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point layup | 113-118 |
| 0:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:06 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-119 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-120 |
| 0:01 | | Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Luka Doncic misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:06 |
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Jake LaRavia personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:06 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:07 |
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+ 2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point layup | 0:07 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:15 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:15 |
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Luka Doncic personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | 0:15 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:17 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 113 | 120 |
| Field Goals | 45-87 (51.7%) | 39-75 (52.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-31 (41.9%) | 14-31 (45.2%) |
| Free Throws | 10-15 (66.7%) | 28-31 (90.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 38 | 49 |
| Offensive | 6 | 7 |
| Defensive | 26 | 34 |
| Team | 6 | 8 |
| Assists | 30 | 27 |
| Steals | 12 | 3 |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 18 |
| Fouls | 21 | 16 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 27 | 11 | 7 | 11/24 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 53 |
| A. Reaves | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6/11 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 38 |
| L. James | 16 | 5 | 8 | 7/11 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 40 |
| M. Smart | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 11 |
| D. Ayton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Doncic | 27 | 11 | 7 | 11/24 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 53 |
| A. Reaves | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6/11 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 38 |
| L. James | 16 | 5 | 8 | 7/11 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 40 |
| M. Smart | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 11 |
| D. Ayton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Hayes | 19 | 5 | 2 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 28 |
| R. Hachimura | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6/9 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 24 |
| L. Kennard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 7 |
| J. LaRavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 4 |
| J. Vanderbilt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| C. Manon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Knecht | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Bufkin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Smith Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Thiero | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Timme | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 113 | 32 | 30 | 45/87 | 13/31 | 10/15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -35 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 12 | 13 | 10/15 | 0/1 | 8/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 59 |
| J. Murray | 28 | 4 | 7 | 8/17 | 5/9 | 7/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 44 |
| J. Strawther | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 19 |
| C. Braun | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6/12 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 27 |
| Z. Nnaji | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 12 | 13 | 10/15 | 0/1 | 8/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 59 |
| J. Murray | 28 | 4 | 7 | 8/17 | 5/9 | 7/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 44 |
| J. Strawther | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 19 |
| C. Braun | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6/12 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +8 | 27 |
| Z. Nnaji | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 16 |
| B. Brown | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 16 |
| J. Valanciunas | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 8 |
| T. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Roddy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 120 | 41 | 27 | 39/75 | 14/31 | 28/31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 34 | +35 | - |
