The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 126-108 on Dec 16, 2022 at crypto.com Arena.
Final · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 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 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bones Hyland | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 185 | 93 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 34-72 | 6-23 | 19-24 | 13 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-21 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Austin Reaves | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 30 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Anthony Davis | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Christie | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 225 | 126 | 43 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 48-90 | 12-32 | 18-24 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 14, 2022: WSH 128, DEN 141 · Next Dec 18, 2022: CHA 115, DEN 119
- Lakers · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 13, 2022: BOS 122, LAL 118 · Next Dec 18, 2022: WSH 117, LAL 119