The Denver Nuggets emerged victorious over the Los Angeles Lakers, 132 to 126, in Game 1 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals on May 16.

2022-23 Denver Nuggets

Final

LAL

Lakers

0-1

126

DEN

Nuggets

1-0

132

Team

LAL

DEN

1

25

37

2

29

35

3

38

34

4

34

26

Total

126

132

Lakers

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

46-84

50-91

Field Goal %

54.8

54.9

3PT Made - Attempted

11-24

15-32

3PT %

45.8

46.9

FT Made - Attempted

23-26

17-22

Free Throw %

88.5

77.3

Rebounds

30

47

Offensive Rebounds

5

15

Defensive Rebounds

25

32

Assists

30

29

Steals

6

5

Blocks

4

7

Turnovers

7

11

Personal Fouls

21

21

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Austin Reaves 42 23 2 8 0 0 7-14 5-9 4-4 0 5 -3 1 1 50.0 55.6 100.0
Anthony Davis 42 40 10 3 3 2 14-23 1-1 11-11 0 3 -8 1 9 60.9 100.0 100.0
LeBron James 40 26 12 9 0 1 9-16 0-4 8-11 3 1 -6 3 9 56.3 0.0 72.7
Dennis Schroder 32 6 3 5 0 0 2-3 2-2 0-0 2 3 -6 0 3 66.7 100.0
D'Angelo Russell 26 8 0 3 0 0 4-11 0-3 0-0 1 1 -25 0 0 36.4 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rui Hachimura 28 17 0 1 0 1 8-11 1-1 0-0 0 4 +10 0 0 72.7 100.0
Lonnie Walker IV 20 6 2 0 2 0 2-6 2-4 0-0 0 1 +3 0 2 33.3 50.0
Jarred Vanderbilt 10 0 1 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 +5 0 1

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Nikola Jokic 42 34 21 14 0 2 12-17 3-3 7-8 5 4 +11 6 15 70.6 100.0 87.5
Jamal Murray 37 31 5 5 3 1 12-20 4-8 3-3 1 5 +3 1 4 60.0 50.0 100.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 36 21 2 3 2 1 9-17 3-8 0-0 1 5 +16 1 1 52.9 37.5
Aaron Gordon 36 12 3 3 0 0 4-9 0-3 4-8 2 1 +11 3 0 44.4 0.0 50.0
Michael Porter Jr. 35 15 10 2 0 2 6-12 3-6 0-0 1 2 +20 3 7 50.0 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bruce Brown 24 16 4 2 0 0 6-11 1-1 3-3 0 2 -5 0 4 54.5 100.0 100.0
Jeff Green 18 3 1 0 0 0 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 -10 1 0 33.3 100.0
Christian Braun 12 0 1 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 -16 0 1 0.0 0.0

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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

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PPG

29.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Thu
5/2
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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LAL Lakers

1-3

119

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

3-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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35.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

33.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

2.0

James

LeBron James

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Irving

Kyrie Irving

Playoff TS% Leaders

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80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

73.1

Harden

James Harden

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

Celtics

120.1

Knicks

117.3

Pacers

117.1

76ers

116.2

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Celtics

108.8

Clippers

111.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

76ers

1-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-36

76ers

50-37

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/27
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
97-92
Sat
4/27
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
116-111
Fri
4/26
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
106-85
Fri
4/26
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
104-84
Fri
4/26
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
108-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sun
4/28
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
9:30 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
4/29
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM