The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 93-89 on May 3, 2021 at crypto.com Arena.
Final · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assists.
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-28 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 40 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 |
| JaVale McGee | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| JaMychal Green | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Austin Rivers | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 182 | 78 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 32-70 | 4-18 | 10-14 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Alex Caruso | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Marc Gasol | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Wesley Matthews | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Andre Drummond | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 |
| Markieff Morris | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 204 | 80 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27-59 | 12-25 | 14-21 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 1, 2021: DEN 110, LAC 104 · Next May 5, 2021: NY 97, DEN 113
- Lakers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 2, 2021: TOR 121, LAL 114 · Next May 6, 2021: LAL 94, LAC 118