Lakers 127-109 Nuggets (20 Nov, 2017) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

9-7, 2-5 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	22	36	25	109
LAL	32	38	29	28	127

Los Angeles Lakers

7-10, 5-5 home

127

Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma misses 21-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses two point shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kyle Kuzma makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Brook Lopez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot
Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
Julius Randle makes 4-foot jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
Brook Lopez makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Julius Randle makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses tip shot
Jordan Clarkson makes tip shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle makes layup (Brook Lopez assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
Julius Randle misses 15-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Julius Randle makes layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
Julius Randle misses two point shot
Julius Randle makes layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
Julius Randle makes dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
Julius Randle makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
Julius Randle makes finger roll layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 8-foot jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
Brook Lopez misses driving floating jump shot
Brook Lopez makes dunk
Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brook Lopez makes driving layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Mason Plumlee blocks Lonzo Ball's two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses layup
Andrew Bogut makes tip shot
Wilson Chandler blocks Julius Randle's two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Mason Plumlee blocks Brandon Ingram 's 2-foot layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball misses 18-foot three point shot
Brook Lopez makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brook Lopez makes 3-foot dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 10-foot two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Brook Lopez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jamal Murray blocks Lonzo Ball 's 4-foot layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 21-foot jumper
Gary Harris blocks Brook Lopez 's 4-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Brandon Ingram makes dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Clarkson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Julius Randle misses 7-foot two point shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
Jordan Clarkson makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Julius Randle makes 5-foot two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes alley oop layup (Julius Randle assists)
Julius Randle makes 28-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kyle Kuzma makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee blocks Julius Randle 's 2-foot alley oop layup
Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
Kyle Kuzma misses 2-foot jump bank shot
Mason Plumlee blocks Brandon Ingram 's 7-foot layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot
Jordan Clarkson makes 2-foot dunk (Julius Randle assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot two point shot
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 19-foot jumper
Juan Hernangomez blocks Brandon Ingram 's 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses jumper
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Wilson Chandler misses three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk (Paul Millsap assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Paul Millsap 's 6-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot layup
Gary Harris makes 14-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses driving layup
Mason Plumlee misses layup
Will Barton misses driving floating jump shot
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes driving floating jump shot
Will Barton misses two point shot
Will Barton makes driving layup
Kenneth Faried makes 12-foot hook shot
Will Barton makes 3-foot dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Kenneth Faried misses alley oop dunk shot
Paul Millsap misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
Wilson Chandler misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Wilson Chandler assists)
Gary Harris makes 30-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses 16-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler makes two point shot
Lonzo Ball blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Wilson Chandler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee makes 8-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jamal Murray misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Gary Harris misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes 2-foot dunk
Gary Harris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Mason Plumlee misses 2-foot jumper
Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball blocks Emmanuel Mudiay 's 7-foot jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Will Barton's driving layup
Gary Harris makes driving floating jump shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Emmanuel Mudiay makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
Gary Harris misses running pullup jump shot
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Trey Lyles misses layup
Juan Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Gary Harris misses 43-foot three point shot
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Juan Hernangomez makes tip shot
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Jamal Murray misses finger roll layup
Jamal Murray makes tip shot
Juan Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles makes dunk
Juan Hernangomez makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Lyles makes 17-foot two point shot
Trey Lyles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles makes 3-foot driving dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Emmanuel Mudiay misses jumper
Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
Emmanuel Mudiay makes 23-foot three point jumper (Juan Hernangomez assists)
Mason Plumlee makes 3-foot dunk (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Mason Plumlee makes driving layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Trey Lyles misses 39-foot three point shot

NUGGETS

LAKERS

TIME		DEN	LAL
12:00	Paul Millsap vs. Brook Lopez (Lonzo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	0	3
11:34	Wilson Chandler traveling	0	3
11:20	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:16	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	0	3
11:07	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:02	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	0	3
11:00	Nikola Jokic personal foul	0	3
10:52	Kyle Kuzma misses 21-foot jumper	0	3
10:49	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	0	3
10:40	Nikola Jokic misses jumper	0	3
10:31	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	0	3
10:31	Paul Millsap makes tip shot	2	3
10:19	Brook Lopez misses two point shot	2	3
10:17	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	2	3
10:07	Lonzo Ball shooting foul	2	3
10:07	Wilson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:07	Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
10:01	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:56	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	4	3
9:54	Kyle Kuzma makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
9:40	Gary Harris misses driving layup	4	5
9:37	Gary Harris offensive rebound	4	5
9:35	Brook Lopez shooting foul	4	5
9:35	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:35	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:11	Brook Lopez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	6	8
9:00	Wilson Chandler misses three point jumper	6	8
8:58	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	6	8
8:53	Kyle Kuzma misses two point shot	6	8
8:50	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	6	8
8:46	Jamal Murray bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	6	8
8:38	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	6	8
8:23	Wilson Chandler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	8
8:16	Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	8
8:11	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	9	8
8:01	Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk (Paul Millsap assists)	11	8
8:00	Lakers Full timeout	11	8
8:00	Julius Randle enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	11	8
7:50	Brook Lopez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	11	11
7:27	Wilson Chandler misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:24	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	11	11
7:19	Lonzo Ball misses two point shot	11	11
7:14	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	11	11
7:04	Brook Lopez blocks Paul Millsap 's 6-foot jumper	11	11
6:58	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	11	11
6:56	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	13	11
6:45	Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	13	14
6:20	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	13	14
6:20	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	14	14
6:20	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
6:19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot layup	13	14
6:19	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	15	14
6:05	Julius Randle makes 4-foot jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	15	16
6:05	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	15	16
6:05	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Nikola Jokic	15	16
6:05	Will Barton enters the game for Wilson Chandler	15	16
6:05	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1	15	17
5:48	Julius Randle personal foul	15	17
5:43	Gary Harris makes 14-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)	17	17
5:27	Brook Lopez makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	17	19
5:11	Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	19
5:11	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	17	19
5:04	Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper	20	19
4:51	Julius Randle makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)	20	21
4:33	Paul Millsap misses driving layup	20	21
4:31	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	20	21
4:25	Mason Plumlee bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	20	21
4:21	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	21
4:21	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Lonzo Ball	20	21
4:21	Emmanuel Mudiay enters the game for Jamal Murray	20	21
4:09	Gary Harris lost ball turnover (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	20	21
4:05	Brandon Ingram misses two point shot	20	21
4:05	Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound	20	21
4:01	Jordan Clarkson misses tip shot	20	21
4:01	Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound	20	21
4:01	Jordan Clarkson makes tip shot	20	23
4:01	Nuggets Full timeout	20	23
4:01	Wilson Chandler enters the game for Paul Millsap	20	23
3:48	Mason Plumlee misses layup	20	23
3:45	Julius Randle defensive rebound	20	23
3:34	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	20	26
3:28	Brandon Ingram personal foul	20	26
3:28	Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	21	26
3:28	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Brandon Ingram	21	26
3:28	Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	22	26
3:11	Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	26
3:08	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	22	26
3:06	Brook Lopez makes two point shot	22	28
2:49	Will Barton misses driving floating jump shot	22	28
2:49	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	22	28
2:37	Brook Lopez misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	28
2:34	Will Barton defensive rebound	22	28
2:15	Emmanuel Mudiay misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	28
2:13	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	22	28
2:01	Julius Randle makes layup (Brook Lopez assists)	22	30
2:01	Wilson Chandler shooting foul	22	30
2:01	Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1	22	30
1:58	Will Barton defensive rebound	22	30
1:36	Emmanuel Mudiay misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	30
1:31	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	22	30
1:26	Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot	22	32
1:26	Emmanuel Mudiay shooting foul	22	32
1:26	Corey Brewer enters the game for Brook Lopez	22	32
1:26	Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 1	22	32
1:23	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	22	32
1:17	Will Barton makes driving floating jump shot	24	32
47.0	Julius Randle misses 15-foot two point shot	24	32
47.0	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	24	32
46.0	Corey Brewer misses two point shot	24	32
46.0	Will Barton defensive rebound	24	32
42.0	Will Barton misses two point shot	24	32
42.0	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	24	32
42.0	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope loose ball foul	24	32
42.0	Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2	24	32
42.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	24	32
42.0	Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2	24	32
40.0	Julius Randle defensive rebound	24	32
33.0	Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	32
29.0	Will Barton defensive rebound	24	32
13.0	Will Barton makes driving layup	26	32
1.0	Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	32
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	32

Regular Season Series

LAL lead 1-0

Nuggets
109
Lakers
127

Game 1

20/11

Lakers
100
Nuggets
115

Game 2

3/12

Lakers
116
Nuggets
125

Game 3

10/3

Nuggets
103
Lakers
112

Game 4

14/3

crypto.com Arena

2:30 AM, 20 November 2017

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Rodney Mott
Karl Lane
Mitchell Ervin

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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