The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-111 on May 22, 2023 in the playoffs at crypto.com Arena.
Final · Playoffs · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 9 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 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11-24 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 43 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-18 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 41 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 41 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 219 | 107 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 39-82 | 12-32 | 17-20 | 16 |
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 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15-25 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Anthony Davis | 40 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 4 |
| Austin Reaves | 41 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Dennis Schroder | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 42 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 231 | 107 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 38-82 | 8-20 | 23-25 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous May 20, 2023: DEN 119, LAL 108 · Next Jun 1, 2023: MIA 93, DEN 104
- Lakers · 2022-23 season · Previous May 20, 2023: DEN 119, LAL 108 · Next Oct 7, 2023: LAL 108, GS 125