Top Performers
Points
32
Davis
LAL
Rebounds
14
Davis
LAL
Assists
10
Murray
DEN
Threes
4
Caldwell-Pope
DEN
39-79 (49.4%)
FG%
47-102 (46.1%)
8-29 (27.6%)
3PM
15-42 (35.7%)
17-19 (89.5%)
FTM
5-6 (83.3%)
40
Rebounds
49
6
Offensive Rebounds
15
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
22
Assists
27
3
Steals
7
7
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
12
Biggest Lead
15
7
Longest Unanswered Run
13
Lead Changes
2
Ties
11
2023-24 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 3 |  Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
| 6 |  Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
| 11 |  Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
| 12 |  Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 |
| 14 |  Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
| 15 |  Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets decisively defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 114 to 103, in Game 1 of the 2024 First Round on April 20, 2024.
Game Info
April 20, 2024
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#10 John Goble (Head Official)
#3 Nick Buchert
#27 Mitchell Ervin
#37 Eric Dalen
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 41 | 27 | 6 (2) | 8 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 7 | 2 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 74.2 |
A. Davis #3 | 45 | 32 | 14 (3) | 5 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 2 | 3 | 12-23 | 0-4 | 8-9 | 59.3 |
R. Hachimura #28 | 31 | 7 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 71.7 |
A. Reaves #15 | 37 | 13 | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 68.9 |
D. Russell #1 | 41 | 13 | 3 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 6-20 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 32.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Prince #12 | 20 | 11 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 69.8 |
S. Dinwiddie #26 | 13 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
G. Vincent #7 | 8 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Hayes #11 | 4 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Wood #35 | |||||||||||||
J. Vanderbilt #2 | |||||||||||||
C. Reddish #5 | |||||||||||||
M. Christie #00 | |||||||||||||
J. Hood-Schifino #17 | |||||||||||||
M. Lewis #27 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 103 | 40 (6) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 39-79 | 8-29 | 17-19 | 59.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #1 | 38 | 19 | 8 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 63.3 |
A. Gordon #32 | 32 | 12 | 11 (6) | 7 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 50.5 |
N. Jokić #15 | 39 | 32 | 12 (3) | 7 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 0 | 3 | 15-23 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 67.0 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 37 | 12 | 2 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +16 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
J. Murray #27 | 39 | 22 | 6 (1) | 10 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 9-24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 45.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Braun #0 | 18 | 2 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
P. Watson #8 | 14 | 8 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
R. Jackson #00 | 9 | 3 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
D. Jordan #6 | 9 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 106.4 |
J. Holiday #8 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 | |||||||||||||
J. Huff #30 | |||||||||||||
B. Key #12 | |||||||||||||
C. Gillespie #12 | |||||||||||||
J. Strawther #3 | |||||||||||||
H. Tyson #5 | |||||||||||||
J. Pickett #24 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 114 | 49 (15) | 27 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 47-102 | 15-42 | 5-6 | 54.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
N. Jokić makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 11:41
A. Gordon makes driving reverse layup
1Q 11:04
A. Davis makes cutting dunk
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:49
2-4
A. Reaves makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:15
4-4
N. Jokić makes driving dunk
1Q 10:04
4-6
L. James makes driving layup
1Q 09:45
6-6
D. Russell makes 4' driving bank floater
Assisted by L. James
1Q 08:10
8-6
M. Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Gordon
1Q 08:00
8-8
D. Russell makes 14' stepback
1Q 07:47
10-8
L. James makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Russell
1Q 06:59
13-8
P. Watson makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 06:39
13-11
L. James makes reverse layup
Assisted by A. Davis
1Q 06:22
15-11
N. Jokić makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 06:06
15-13
L. James makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Davis
1Q 05:50
18-13
D. Russell makes running layup
Assisted by R. Hachimura
1Q 05:33
20-13
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:17
20-14
J. Murray makes running dunk
1Q 04:40
20-16
P. Watson makes driving layup
1Q 04:23
20-18
A. Davis makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Reaves
1Q 03:49
22-18
P. Watson makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 03:28
22-21
R. Hachimura makes 27' three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 03:13
25-21
A. Davis makes 14' stepback
1Q 02:43
27-21
N. Jokić makes 9' turnaround fadeaway
1Q 02:22
27-23
T. Prince makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. James
1Q 02:00
29-23
T. Prince makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:29
30-23
T. Prince makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:29
31-23
N. Jokić makes cutting dunk
Assisted by R. Jackson
1Q 01:19
31-25
L. James makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:35
32-25
L. James makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:35
33-25
J. Murray makes 25' running pullup three
2Q 11:37
33-28
D. Russell makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by G. Vincent
2Q 11:12
35-28
A. Davis makes 12' fadeaway
2Q 10:28
37-28
D. Jordan makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:51
37-29
D. Jordan makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:51
37-30
D. Jordan makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 09:21
37-32
A. Davis makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:07
38-32
A. Davis makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:07
39-32
J. Murray makes 26' stepback three
2Q 08:50
39-35
T. Prince makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Russell
2Q 08:30
41-35
A. Davis makes 9' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 08:05
43-35
A. Davis makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:37
44-35
A. Davis makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:37
45-35
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:10
45-36
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:10
45-37
A. Davis makes driving finger roll
Assisted by S. Dinwiddie
2Q 06:23
47-37
L. James makes running finger roll
2Q 06:05
49-37
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Gordon
2Q 05:52
49-40
R. Jackson makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Gordon
2Q 05:06
49-43
A. Gordon makes running dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 04:46
49-45
N. Jokić makes 6' hook shot
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 04:01
49-47
A. Davis makes putback dunk
2Q 03:38
51-47
M. Porter Jr. makes tip layup
2Q 03:13
51-49
A. Gordon makes putback layup
2Q 02:53
51-51
R. Hachimura makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by A. Reaves
2Q 02:39
53-51
N. Jokić makes putback layup
2Q 02:14
53-53
A. Reaves makes 13' pullup
2Q 02:05
55-53
M. Porter Jr. makes 7' driving floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 01:29
55-55
L. James makes driving finger roll
2Q 00:26
57-55
M. Porter Jr. makes cutting layup
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 00:04
57-57
L. James makes 32' three
Assisted by A. Davis
2Q 00:02
60-57
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 11:32
60-60
D. Russell makes 18' pullup
3Q 10:38
62-60
M. Porter Jr. makes 6' driving bank floater
Assisted by K. Caldwell-Pope
3Q 10:09
62-62
A. Reaves makes 29' pullup three
3Q 09:51
65-62
J. Murray makes 8' driving floater
3Q 09:05
65-64
A. Davis makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by L. James
3Q 08:45
67-64
J. Murray makes 24' running three
Assisted by A. Gordon
3Q 07:58
67-67
L. James makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Davis
3Q 07:44
69-67
N. Jokić makes 6' bank hook shot
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 07:22
69-69
A. Davis makes 7' driving floater
3Q 06:58
71-69
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Gordon
3Q 06:15
71-72
A. Gordon makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 05:39
71-74
R. Hachimura makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:26
72-74
R. Hachimura makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:26
73-74
N. Jokić makes 8' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by A. Gordon
3Q 05:03
73-76
L. James makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Davis
3Q 04:49
75-76
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 04:36
75-79
N. Jokić makes 5' driving floater
3Q 03:59
75-81
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' running three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 03:16
75-84
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 02:11
75-87
N. Jokić makes 8' turnaround jump shot
3Q 01:37
75-89
T. Prince makes 24' three
Assisted by L. James
3Q 00:25
78-89
J. Murray makes driving finger roll
4Q 11:13
78-91
D. Russell makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by A. Reaves
4Q 10:23
81-91
J. Murray makes 23' stepback three
4Q 09:58
81-94
C. Braun makes running finger roll
4Q 09:08
81-96
L. James makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:48
82-96
L. James makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:48
83-96
A. Davis makes putback layup
4Q 07:46
85-96
A. Davis makes free throw 1/1
4Q 07:46
86-96
T. Prince makes running layup
Assisted by L. James
4Q 07:17
88-96
J. Murray makes driving finger roll
4Q 07:08
88-98
A. Davis makes 8' driving floater
4Q 06:49
90-98
A. Davis makes 8' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 06:15
92-98
N. Jokić makes 7' floater
4Q 05:48
92-100
A. Davis makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:34
93-100
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by R. Jackson
4Q 05:14
93-103
A. Reaves makes 10' pullup
4Q 05:01
95-103
A. Reaves makes free throw 1/1
4Q 05:01
96-103
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Murray
4Q 04:03
96-106
N. Jokić makes running dunk
4Q 03:41
96-108
A. Davis makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:35
97-108
A. Davis makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:35
98-108
A. Gordon makes tip layup
4Q 02:37
98-110
A. Reaves makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Russell
4Q 02:27
101-110
N. Jokić makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Gordon
4Q 01:11
101-112
J. Murray makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 00:46
101-114
L. James makes driving finger roll
4Q 00:35
103-114
39-79 (49.4%)
FG%
47-102 (46.1%)
8-29 (27.6%)
3PM
15-42 (35.7%)
17-19 (89.5%)
FTM
5-6 (83.3%)
40
Rebounds
49
6
Offensive Rebounds
15
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
22
Assists
27
3
Steals
7
7
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
12
Biggest Lead
15
7
Longest Unanswered Run
13
Lead Changes
2
Ties
11
