The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-103 on May 18, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 40 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9-19 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Austin Reaves | 36 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Anthony Davis | 41 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4-15 | 1-3 | 9-11 | 4 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 103 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36-82 | 8-30 | 23-26 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 43 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11-24 | 6-14 | 9-10 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 42 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9-21 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Reggie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 204 | 96 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 34-78 | 12-34 | 16-18 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2022-23 season · Previous May 16, 2023: LAL 126, DEN 132 · Next May 20, 2023: DEN 119, LAL 108
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous May 16, 2023: LAL 126, DEN 132 · Next May 20, 2023: DEN 119, LAL 108