Lakers 119-108 Nuggets (28 Apr, 2024) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

57-25, 24-17 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	23	25	32	28	108
LAL	28	33	30	28	119

TIME	DEN	LAL
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Anthony Davis (D'Angelo Russell gains possession)	0	0
11:44	D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot	0	0
11:33	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Nikola Jokic misses 1-foot hook shot	0	0
11:29	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	LeBron James makes driving layup	0	2
10:54	Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot	0	2
10:52	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	0	2
10:50	Austin Reaves misses running pullup jump shot	0	2
10:45	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	2
10:40	Anthony Davis kicked ball violation	0	2
10:32	Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	2	2
10:17	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	2	4
9:50	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	2	4
9:48	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	4
9:31	D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot two point shot	2	6
9:09	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	4	6
8:57	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	4	6
8:54	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	6
8:47	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	6	6
8:38	D'Angelo Russell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
8:35	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	6	6
8:24	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	6
8:21	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	6	6
8:13	Anthony Davis makes driving layup	6	8
7:52	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	6	8
7:48	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	6	8
7:48	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	8	8
7:44	Rui Hachimura misses driving layup	8	8
7:42	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	8	8
7:27	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving dunk	8	8
7:25	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	8	8
7:17	Austin Reaves makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	8	10
7:02	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	10
6:54	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	10	13
6:38	Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	13
6:20	Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	12	15
6:20	Nuggets Full timeout	12	15
6:06	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	12	15
6:02	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	12	15
5:52	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot	12	17
5:40	Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	12	17
5:32	Austin Reaves makes layup	12	19
5:11	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:08	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	12	19
4:54	LeBron James misses driving layup	12	19
4:51	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	19
4:47	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	14	19
4:41	Lakers Full timeout	14	19
4:41	Taurean Prince enters the game for Rui Hachimura	14	19
4:41	Spencer Dinwiddie enters the game for LeBron James	14	19
4:41	Gabe Vincent enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	14	19
4:23	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot	14	21
4:06	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	16	21
3:50	Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper	16	21
3:49	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	16	21
3:36	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	16	21
3:34	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	16	21
3:27	Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	16	23
3:08	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	19	23
2:55	Austin Reaves bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	19	23
2:55	Taurean Prince personal foul	19	23
2:55	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves	19	23
2:55	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	19	23
2:55	Reggie Jackson enters the game for Jamal Murray	19	23
2:55	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	19	23
2:44	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	21	23
2:26	Taurean Prince makes driving layup	21	25
2:09	Reggie Jackson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	21	25
2:07	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	21	25
2:00	Reggie Jackson shooting foul	21	25
2:00	Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2	21	25
2:00	Lakers offensive team rebound	21	25
2:00	LeBron James enters the game for Gabe Vincent	21	25
2:00	Spencer Dinwiddie makes free throw 2 of 2	21	26
1:44	Nikola Jokic traveling	21	26
1:31	Anthony Davis traveling	21	26
1:21	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (LeBron James steals)	21	26
1:16	LeBron James makes two point shot	21	28
53.2	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals)	21	28
53.2	Justin Holiday enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	28
39.0	LeBron James misses two point shot	21	28
37.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	21	28
37.0	Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul	21	28
37.0	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	21	28
32.1	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	28
30.0	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	21	28
13.0	LeBron James bad pass (Justin Holiday steals)	21	28
5.1	Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul	21	28
5.1	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	22	28
5.1	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	22	28
5.1	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Reggie Jackson	22	28
5.1	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	23	28
5.1	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	28
5.1	Gabe Vincent enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	23	28
5.1	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	23	28
5.1	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Aaron Gordon	23	28
0.1	Jamal Murray bad pass (Gabe Vincent steals)	23	28
0.1	Gabe Vincent misses 48-foot three point jumper	23	28
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	23	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	28

Lakers battle past Nuggets to force Game 5

2:50

LeBron's big-time 4th quarter helps Lakers avoid sweep

1:36

LeBron splits the defense for a scoop layup

0:21

Lakers
103
Nuggets
114

Game 1

21/4

Lakers
99
Nuggets
101

Game 2

23/4

Nuggets
112
Lakers
105

Game 3

26/4

Nuggets
108
Lakers
119

Game 4

28/4

Lakers
106
Nuggets
108

Game 5

30/4

crypto.com Arena

1:30 AM, 28 April 2024

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Sean Corbin
Tyler Ford

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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