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Jokic gets 38, leads Nuggets past LeBron-less Lakers 129-118
LOS ANGELES (AP) Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 18 rebounds and six assists, and the Denver Nuggets moved into fifth place in the Western Conference with a 129-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Will Barton scored 25 points and Aaron Gordon added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who capitalized on LeBron James' absence with a fourth-quarter surge to grab their fourth win in five games.
''Very satisfying, knowing the situation, four games to go (when) you've got people right behind you, pushing you,'' Denver coach Michael Malone said. ''This was an important road win. We've been a great road team all regular season long. ... When it mattered most, we were able to get stops.''
Denver moved a half-game ahead of Utah for the fifth spot in the playoff picture, getting further insurance against being forced into the play-in tournament.
''I think it's a really important win for us,'' Jokic said. ''I'm just glad that we're winning. If we're playing bad and we're winning, that's the most important thing. I think it was really collective play that we did together, but hopefully we can keep it up to separate further and be even better.''
Anthony Davis had 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the 11th-place Lakers, whose play-in hopes waned further with their sixth consecutive loss. Los Angeles has lost 28 of 38 since Jan. 7. Russell Westbrook added 27 points and Carmelo Anthony had 17.
The Lakers were competitive against a superior opponent, yet couldn't overcome the absence of the NBA's leading scorer, who sat for the fourth time in six games to rest his sprained left ankle. James dropped 38 points in the Lakers' loss to New Orleans on Friday night, but determined he couldn't recover from that exertion quickly enough to face the Nuggets in an early game.
''We don't worry about the math,'' coach Frank Vogel said. ''We worry about the next game. Learn the lessons from this game, take them to the next game and hopefully get a win against Phoenix (on Tuesday).''
Davis was excellent in his second game back from a six-week injury absence, but this game was yet another missed opportunity for James, Davis and Westbrook to play together. Injury problems for James and Davis have limited the trio to 21 shared games this season.
''We didn't expect to only have 21 games together, but that's been all year,'' Davis said. ''The times we were together, we looked good. . That being said, we still have enough (players) to play a basketball game. We will continue to fight this way, give ourselves a chance and see what happens.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Barton wasn't cleared to play until shortly before the game because he has a knee injury, Malone said. ... Malone reiterated his dislike for the play-in tournament before the game. He believes it should be used only when the ninth- and 10th-place teams are extremely close to the teams above them. ... DeMarcus Cousins had 14 points against his former team.
Lakers: The Lakers began Sunday one game behind San Antonio for 10th place in the West and the final spot in the play-in tournament. The Spurs also hold the tiebreaker over LA, meaning the Lakers face long odds. ... Anthony returned from a non-COVID illness. ... Davis had his first back-to-back 20-point games since Feb. 8.
SCORING RACE
The 37-year-old James has to play in at least two of the Lakers' final four games to qualify for the scoring title, which would be only the second of his career and first since 2008. He began Sunday ahead of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid by a fraction of a point.
TAKING CARE OF TURNOVERS
Jokic committed turnovers on the Nuggets' first two possessions in their first game since they made 18 turnovers in an ugly home loss to Minnesota - after which the MVP quipped: ''How good are we at turning the ball over? We're so good that it's crazy.'' Denver finished with only 12 turnovers against the Lakers, including just two in the fourth quarter.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Spurs on Tuesday.
Lakers: At Suns on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Dwight Howard (Malik Monk gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:44 |  | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:32 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Dwight Howard makes two point layup (Malik Monk assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:51 | | Dwight Howard shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 10:51 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:49 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 1-4 |
| 10:19 | | Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 1-6 |
| 9:57 | | Will Barton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 3-6 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Avery Bradley makes two point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 3-8 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 5-8 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving layup (Malik Monk assists) | 5-10 |
| 8:11 | | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 5-12 |
| 7:32 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 7-12 |
| 6:59 | | Anthony Davis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | JaMychal Green misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 6:50 | | JaMychal Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | JaMychal Green makes two point putback layup | 9-12 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup (Avery Bradley assists) | 9-14 |
| 6:32 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-14 |
| 6:19 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | Dwight Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:19 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Dwight Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-15 |
| 6:02 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | Dwight Howard turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 5:56 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup | 11-17 |
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:20 | | D.J. Augustin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot | 13-17 |
| 4:51 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Malik Monk personal foul (JaMychal Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | D.J. Augustin personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | JaMychal Green offensive foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | JaMychal Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point layup | 15-17 |
| 4:07 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point floating jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 15-19 |
| 3:43 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | JaMychal Green technical foul | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 15-20 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-21 |
| 3:30 | | Lakers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 16-21 |
| 3:17 | | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | D.J. Augustin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | D.J. Augustin misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Stanley Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Malik Monk turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Davon Reed makes two point floating jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 18-21 |
| 2:29 | | +3 | D.J. Augustin makes three point jump shot (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 18-24 |
| 2:15 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Stanley Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Stanley Johnson assists) | 18-26 |
| 1:41 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:23 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:14 | | Wenyen Gabriel shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | DeMarcus Cousins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 1:14 | | +1 | DeMarcus Cousins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 0:59 | | Stanley Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Davon Reed steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 22-26 |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point jump shot (Wenyen Gabriel assists) | 22-28 |
| 0:22 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point turnaround hook shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 24-28 |
| 0:00 | | Stanley Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 26-28 |
| 11:36 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point jump shot | 28-28 |
| 11:19 | | DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Wenyen Gabriel makes two point driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 28-30 |
| 10:44 | | Wenyen Gabriel blocks DeMarcus Cousins's two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:41 | | Wenyen Gabriel defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-32 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point layup (Davon Reed assists) | 30-32 |
| 10:27 | | Wenyen Gabriel shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:24 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot | 30-34 |
| 10:01 | | Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Davon Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Davon Reed assists) | 32-34 |
| 9:30 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 35-34 |
| 9:19 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 35-36 |
| 9:07 | | Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:53 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point putback layup | 37-36 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Wenyen Gabriel makes two point floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 37-38 |
| 8:04 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 37-40 |
| 8:00 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:37 | | Anthony Davis blocks Davon Reed's two point layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 37-42 |
| 7:33 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-43 |
| 7:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 39-43 |
| 6:48 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving layup | 39-45 |
| 6:27 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-46 |
| 6:11 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point finger roll layup | 39-48 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point driving layup | 41-48 |
| 5:50 | | Dwight Howard shooting foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Will Barton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:47 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | D.J. Augustin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Anthony Davis turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 5:26 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse dunk | 43-48 |
| 5:02 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 45-48 |
| 4:59 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:59 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-48 |
| 4:47 | | +3 | Avery Bradley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 46-51 |
| 4:25 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 49-51 |
| 4:06 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:46 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic's two point hook shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point jump shot | 49-53 |
| 2:58 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point finger roll layup | 49-55 |
| 2:27 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 52-55 |
| 2:20 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Talen Horton-Tucker personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-55 |
| 2:08 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-55 |
| 1:44 | | Monte Morris blocks Malik Monk's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Malik Monk offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:33 | | Monte Morris misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point finger roll layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 54-57 |
| 1:29 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:26 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Will Barton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 54-59 |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 56-59 |
| 0:30 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 59-59 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point dunk | 59-61 |
| 0:00 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Will Barton makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 60-61 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Will Barton makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 61-61 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Will Barton makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 62-61 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 64-61 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | Avery Bradley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 64-64 |
| 11:00 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point layup | 64-66 |
| 10:45 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 67-66 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 67-69 |
| 10:12 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:04 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | Dwight Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:04 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +1 | Dwight Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-70 |
| 9:51 | | Avery Bradley personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Dwight Howard makes two point alley-oop layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 67-72 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 69-72 |
| 9:00 | | Avery Bradley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Dwight Howard makes two point dunk (Anthony Davis assists) | 69-74 |
| 8:51 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 69-76 |
| 8:00 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | Anthony Davis turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 71-76 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Avery Bradley makes two point jump shot | 71-78 |
| 7:05 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 74-78 |
| 6:49 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point layup | 76-78 |
| 6:32 | | Dwight Howard misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 78-78 |
| 6:20 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 78-80 |
| 5:46 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | Monte Morris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup (D.J. Augustin assists) | 78-82 |
| 5:06 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Anthony Davis's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:51 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 81-82 |
| 4:32 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Malik Monk turnover (bad pass) (Will Barton steals) | ||
| 4:24 | | Will Barton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point driving layup | 81-84 |
| 4:15 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-85 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Will Barton assists) | 83-85 |
| 3:39 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Davon Reed makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 86-85 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 86-87 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Will Barton makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 88-87 |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot | 88-89 |
| 1:56 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Will Barton assists) | 93-89 |
| 1:31 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot | 93-91 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 95-91 |
| 0:54 | | Austin Rivers personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Austin Rivers personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:54 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-92 |
| 0:47 | | D.J. Augustin personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | Russell Westbrook blocks Bones Hyland's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Russell Westbrook blocks Bones Hyland's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Bones Hyland offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Jump ball. Stanley Johnson vs. Bones Hyland (Russell Westbrook gains possession) | ||
| 0:29 | | Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point jump shot | 95-94 |
| 0:04 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 95-96 |
| 11:11 | | +3 | Davon Reed makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 98-96 |
| 11:00 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:53 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:51 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | DeMarcus Cousins blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point layup | ||
| 10:29 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | DeMarcus Cousins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:12 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | +3 | Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Stanley Johnson assists) | 98-99 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point step back jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 100-99 |
| 9:05 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 100-101 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 102-101 |
| 8:28 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | Wenyen Gabriel personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Monte Morris misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 104-101 |
| 7:37 | | Aaron Gordon blocks D.J. Augustin's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +3 | Stanley Johnson makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 104-104 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point driving layup (Monte Morris assists) | 106-104 |
| 6:25 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 109-104 |
| 5:54 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Dwight Howard's two point layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | D.J. Augustin personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 111-104 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 111-106 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 113-106 |
| 5:00 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Davon Reed steals) | ||
| 5:00 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Davon Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | +1 | Davon Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-106 |
| 5:00 | | +1 | Davon Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 115-106 |
| 4:48 | | Malik Monk turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 4:46 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-106 |
| 4:46 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-106 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point turnaround hook shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 117-108 |
| 4:09 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:57 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-109 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-110 |
| 3:42 | | +3 | Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 120-110 |
| 3:32 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:32 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 120-111 |
| 3:22 | | Avery Bradley shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:22 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-111 |
| 3:22 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:20 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 121-113 |
| 3:15 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 121-114 |
| 3:02 | | Avery Bradley shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:02 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-114 |
| 2:44 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:44 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Austin Rivers personal foul (Loose ball) (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-115 |
| 2:40 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-116 |
| 2:18 | | Monte Morris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Will Barton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 124-116 |
| 1:27 | | Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 125-116 |
| 1:08 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:07 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:57 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:55 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 125-118 |
| 0:40 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 126-118 |
| 0:40 | | +1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 127-118 |
| 0:30 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | D.J. Augustin personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 128-118 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 129-118 |
| 0:22 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 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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Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 0:22 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:27 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:27 |
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D.J. Augustin personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:27 |
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Carmelo Anthony misses two point finger roll layup | 0:30 |
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+ 1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:40 |
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+ 1 | Monte Morris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:40 |
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Russell Westbrook personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul) | 0:40 |
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+ 2 | Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 0:48 |
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Lakers offensive rebound | 0:55 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 129 | 118 |
| Field Goals | 47-82 (57.3%) | 49-92 (53.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-31 (38.7%) | 6-20 (30.0%) |
| Free Throws | 23-29 (79.3%) | 14-21 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 40 | 51 |
| Offensive | 6 | 6 |
| Defensive | 32 | 34 |
| Team | 2 | 11 |
| Assists | 33 | 31 |
| Steals | 10 | 4 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 12 |
| Fouls | 18 | 25 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 38 | 18 | 6 | 15/22 | 0/3 | 8/11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | +7 | 66 |
| W. Barton | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8/12 | 6/8 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 30 |
| A. Gordon | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9/14 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +14 | 39 |
| M. Morris | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1/9 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 31 |
| J. Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 6 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 38 | 18 | 6 | 15/22 | 0/3 | 8/11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | +7 | 66 |
| W. Barton | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8/12 | 6/8 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 30 |
| A. Gordon | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9/14 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +14 | 39 |
| M. Morris | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1/9 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 31 |
| J. Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 6 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Cousins | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6/9 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 23 |
| D. Reed | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 17 |
| N. Hyland | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4/9 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
| A. Rivers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 3 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Forbes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Howard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Campazzo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Porter Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Bezhanishvili | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 129 | 38 | 33 | 47/82 | 12/31 | 23/29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 32 | +55 | 236 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Davis | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11/25 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 56 |
| R. Westbrook | 27 | 10 | 7 | 11/15 | 0/1 | 5/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 52 |
| M. Monk | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5/9 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 21 |
| A. Bradley | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 13 |
| D. Howard | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 14 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Davis | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11/25 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 56 |
| R. Westbrook | 27 | 10 | 7 | 11/15 | 0/1 | 5/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 52 |
| M. Monk | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5/9 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 21 |
| A. Bradley | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 13 |
| D. Howard | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 14 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Anthony | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8/18 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 23 |
| T. Horton-Tucker | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 16 |
| W. Gabriel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| D. Augustin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
| S. Johnson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| W. Ellington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Bazemore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Nunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Ariza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 118 | 40 | 31 | 49/92 | 6/20 | 14/21 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 34 | -55 | 217 |
