The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 on May 16, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists.
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 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14-23 | 1-1 | 11-11 | 3 |
| LeBron James | 40 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 8-11 | 1 |
| Austin Reaves | 42 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 28 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 240 | 126 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 46-84 | 11-24 | 23-26 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12-17 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 36 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 216 | 116 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 44-80 | 14-31 | 14-19 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2022-23 season · Previous May 12, 2023: GS 101, LAL 122 · Next May 18, 2023: LAL 103, DEN 108
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous May 11, 2023: DEN 125, PHX 100 · Next May 18, 2023: LAL 103, DEN 108