Top Performers
Points
38
James
LAL
Rebounds
16
James
LAL
Assists
10
James
LAL
Threes
2
Grant
DEN
38-90 (42.2%)
FG%
42-77 (54.5%)
8-30 (26.7%)
3PM
9-24 (37.5%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
24-29 (82.8%)
36
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
38
23
Assists
24
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
8
11
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
29
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
5
Biggest Lead
16
7
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
11
Ties
7
2019-20 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lakers | 52 | 19 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 |
| 3 |  Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Rockets | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 5 |  Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 6 |  Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 |
| 7 |  Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 |
| 9 |  Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 |
| 13 |  Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 |
| 14 |  Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 |
| 15 |  Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers decisively defeated the Denver Nuggets, 117 to 107, in Game 5 of the 2020 Western Conference Finals on September 26, 2020.
Game Info
The Arena
Bay Lake, Florida
#15 Zach Zarba (Head Official)
#6 Tony Brown
#42 Eric Lewis
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Millsap #24 | 31 | 13 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 10-11 | 50.6 |
J. Grant #9 | 46 | 20 | 9 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 1 | 4 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 50.6 |
N. Jokić #15 | 30 | 20 | 7 (2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 60.8 |
G. Harris #14 | 13 | 3 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
J. Murray #27 | 43 | 19 | 4 (2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 5 | 3 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 49.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #23 | 28 | 10 | 2 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 50.6 |
M. Plumlee #22 | 18 | 7 | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 47.0 |
M. Porter Jr. #1 | 17 | 10 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 63.5 |
T. Craig #12 | 7 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
PJ Dozier #35 | 7 | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
W. Barton #5 | |||||||||||||
T. Daniels #30 | |||||||||||||
N. Vonleh #21 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
K. Bates-Diop #13 | |||||||||||||
B. Bol #11 | |||||||||||||
T. Cook #25 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 107 | 36 (9) | 23 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 38-90 | 8-30 | 23-26 | 52.7 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 40 | 38 | 16 (3) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 2 | 2 | 15-25 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 66.6 |
A. Davis #3 | 35 | 27 | 5 (0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 67.6 |
D. Howard #12 | 35 | 9 | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 2 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 67.8 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 26 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Green #14 | 28 | 11 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 62.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Caruso #9 | 26 | 11 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 3 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 73.9 |
K. Kuzma #18 | 21 | 8 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 53.8 |
M. Morris #88 | 14 | 3 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
R. Rondo #9 | 13 | 8 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
J. McGee #00 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Dudley #3 | |||||||||||||
JR Smith #5 | |||||||||||||
D. Waiters #3 | |||||||||||||
Q. Cook #4 | |||||||||||||
K. Antetokounmpo #37 | |||||||||||||
T. Horton-Tucker #22 | |||||||||||||
D. Cacok #18 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 117 | 43 (5) | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42-77 | 9-24 | 24-29 | 65.2 |
N. Jokić makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Grant
1Q 11:43
D. Howard makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Green
1Q 11:15
3-2
N. Jokić makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 11:01
5-2
L. James makes driving layup
1Q 10:05
5-4
D. Green makes running layup
Assisted by L. James
1Q 09:33
5-6
J. Grant makes driving reverse layup
1Q 08:18
7-6
J. Grant makes reverse layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 08:09
9-6
1Q 07:54
9-7
G. Harris makes 25' running pullup three
1Q 07:00
12-7
A. Davis makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by L. James
1Q 06:40
12-9
1Q 06:11
12-10
1Q 06:11
12-11
1Q 05:10
12-12
1Q 05:10
12-13
M. Porter Jr. makes driving layup
1Q 04:50
14-13
R. Rondo makes 26' pullup three
1Q 04:32
14-16
1Q 04:17
15-16
1Q 04:17
16-16
A. Davis makes driving finger roll
Assisted by A. Caruso
1Q 04:07
16-18
1Q 04:07
16-19
1Q 03:53
17-19
1Q 03:53
18-19
A. Caruso makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Davis
1Q 03:43
18-21
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Morris
1Q 03:28
21-21
M. Porter Jr. makes layup
1Q 03:06
23-21
A. Caruso makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by R. Rondo
1Q 02:32
23-23
A. Caruso makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Davis
1Q 02:18
23-25
M. Plumlee makes tip dunk
1Q 01:46
25-25
K. Kuzma makes cutting layup
Assisted by R. Rondo
1Q 01:44
25-27
1Q 01:44
25-28
M. Plumlee makes reverse layup
Assisted by M. Morris
1Q 01:26
27-28
1Q 01:26
28-28
M. Morris makes 19' pullup
1Q 00:57
30-28
R. Rondo makes 25' stepback three
1Q 00:45
30-31
A. Caruso makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by L. James
1Q 00:11
30-33
N. Jokić makes 9' turnaround hook shot
2Q 11:37
32-33
N. Jokić makes 1' turnaround hook shot
2Q 10:20
34-33
L. James makes driving layup
2Q 10:03
34-35
L. James makes 7' driving bank shot
2Q 09:16
34-37
M. Morris makes 8' pullup
2Q 09:03
36-37
L. James makes driving finger roll
2Q 08:50
36-39
M. Morris makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 08:17
36-42
L. James makes 6' bank fadeaway
2Q 07:33
36-44
2Q 06:45
37-44
2Q 06:45
38-44
A. Caruso makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. James
2Q 06:22
38-46
2Q 06:22
38-47
L. James makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by A. Caruso
2Q 05:52
38-49
J. Murray makes 13' pullup
2Q 05:38
40-49
D. Howard makes cutting layup
Assisted by K. Kuzma
2Q 05:29
40-51
J. Murray makes 12' pullup
2Q 05:17
42-51
A. Davis makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by R. Rondo
2Q 03:59
42-53
M. Plumlee makes reverse dunk
2Q 03:28
44-53
PJ Dozier makes running alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 03:04
46-53
2Q 02:38
46-54
2Q 02:38
46-55
2Q 01:52
46-56
2Q 01:52
46-57
J. Murray makes driving layup
2Q 01:45
48-57
K. Kuzma makes 7' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by L. James
2Q 00:57
48-59
PJ Dozier makes 22' three
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 00:38
51-59
2Q 00:17
51-60
2Q 00:17
51-61
L. James makes 8' driving bank floater
3Q 11:29
51-63
J. Grant makes finger roll
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 11:12
53-63
D. Green makes 23' three
Assisted by L. James
3Q 10:30
53-66
L. James makes 14' fadeaway
3Q 09:55
53-68
P. Millsap makes 26' running pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 09:13
56-68
A. Davis makes 9' driving floater
3Q 08:57
56-70
3Q 08:02
56-71
3Q 08:02
56-72
J. Grant makes 22' three
Assisted by P. Millsap
3Q 07:36
59-72
D. Howard makes 7' turnaround hook shot
3Q 07:09
59-74
3Q 06:59
60-74
3Q 06:59
61-74
N. Jokić makes dunk
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 06:26
63-74
A. Davis makes driving dunk
Assisted by L. James
3Q 06:21
63-76
J. Grant makes 23' pullup three
Assisted by G. Harris
3Q 05:47
66-76
3Q 05:12
66-77
3Q 05:12
66-78
3Q 04:57
67-78
A. Davis makes 12' floater
3Q 04:42
67-80
N. Jokić makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 04:29
69-80
3Q 04:29
70-80
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 04:14
73-80
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by R. Rondo
3Q 03:59
73-82
J. Grant makes cutting dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 03:01
75-82
3Q 01:18
76-82
3Q 01:18
77-82
J. Murray makes 7' driving floater
Assisted by M. Morris
3Q 01:01
79-82
3Q 01:01
80-82
R. Rondo makes reverse layup
Assisted by A. Davis
3Q 00:45
80-84
J. Grant makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Morris
3Q 00:30
82-84
3Q 00:11
83-84
3Q 00:11
84-84
A. Davis makes 26' three
Assisted by L. James
3Q 00:01
84-87
K. Kuzma makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Caruso
4Q 11:46
84-90
M. Morris makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 11:25
86-90
N. Jokić makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by M. Morris
4Q 10:25
88-90
L. James makes running layup
Assisted by D. Green
4Q 10:03
88-92
L. James makes 4' driving floater
4Q 09:33
88-94
4Q 09:33
88-95
J. Murray makes 4' driving floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 09:18
90-95
4Q 07:49
91-95
4Q 07:49
92-95
4Q 07:27
92-96
4Q 07:27
92-97
L. James makes 10' fadeaway
4Q 06:49
92-99
A. Davis makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Caruso
4Q 06:13
92-102
4Q 05:28
93-102
4Q 05:28
94-102
4Q 05:04
95-102
4Q 05:04
96-102
4Q 04:50
96-103
N. Jokić makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by M. Morris
4Q 04:35
98-103
4Q 04:35
99-103
D. Green makes 25' three
Assisted by L. James
4Q 04:20
99-106
L. James makes 21' stepback
4Q 03:40
99-108
N. Jokić makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by M. Morris
4Q 03:24
101-108
L. James makes 10' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 03:05
101-110
L. James makes 18' pullup
4Q 02:33
101-112
J. Murray makes 16' stepback
4Q 02:17
103-112
L. James makes 27' three
4Q 01:57
103-115
M. Morris makes running finger roll
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 01:15
105-115
J. Murray makes running finger roll
4Q 01:02
107-115
4Q 00:48
107-116
4Q 00:48
107-117
38-90 (42.2%)
FG%
42-77 (54.5%)
8-30 (26.7%)
3PM
9-24 (37.5%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
24-29 (82.8%)
36
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
38
23
Assists
24
5
Steals
6
2
Blocks
8
11
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
29
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
5
Biggest Lead
16
7
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
11
Ties
7
