Top Performers
Points
40
Davis
LAL
Rebounds
21
Jokić
DEN
Assists
14
Jokić
DEN
Threes
5
Reaves
LAL
46-84 (54.8%)
FG%
50-91 (54.9%)
11-24 (45.8%)
3PM
15-32 (46.9%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
17-22 (77.3%)
30
Rebounds
47
5
Offensive Rebounds
15
25
Defensive Rebounds
32
30
Assists
29
6
Steals
5
4
Blocks
7
7
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2022-23 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nuggets - z | 53 | 29 | .646 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies - y | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Kings - y | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Warriors - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  Pelicans - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 10 |  Thunder - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
| 12 |  Jazz - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Rockets - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Spurs - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
Game Summary
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, 2023.
Game Info
May 16, 2023
ESPN
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#15 Zach Zarba (Head Official)
#46 Ben Taylor
#42 Eric Lewis
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 40 | 26 | 12 (3) | 9 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-4 | 8-11 | 62.4 |
A. Davis #23 | 42 | 40 | 10 (1) | 3 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 14-23 | 1-1 | 11-11 | 71.8 |
A. Reaves #15 | 42 | 23 | 2 (1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 7-14 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 73.0 |
D. Schröder #8 | 32 | 6 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
D. Russell #1 | 26 | 8 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 36.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hachimura #28 | 28 | 17 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 0 | 4 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 77.3 |
L. Walker IV #16 | 20 | 6 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 10 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
T. Thompson #13 | |||||||||||||
M. Beasley #5 | |||||||||||||
S. Harrison #11,3 | |||||||||||||
M. Bamba #11 | |||||||||||||
T. Brown Jr. #6 | |||||||||||||
W. Gabriel #35 | |||||||||||||
M. Christie #00 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 126 | 30 (5) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 46-84 | 11-24 | 23-26 | 66.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 35 | 15 | 10 (3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
A. Gordon #32 | 36 | 12 | 3 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 47.9 |
N. Jokić #15 | 42 | 34 | 21 (6) | 14 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 5 | 4 | 12-17 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 82.8 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 36 | 21 | 2 (1) | 3 | 2 | 1 | +15 | 1 | 6 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 61.8 |
J. Murray #27 | 37 | 31 | 5 (1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 5 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 72.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 24 | 16 | 4 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 64.9 |
J. Green #32 | 18 | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Braun #0 | 12 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
R. Jackson #00 | |||||||||||||
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
I. Smith #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bryant #3 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 132 | 47 (15) | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 50-91 | 15-32 | 17-22 | 65.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
L. James makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Schröder makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Reaves makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Hachimura makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Walker IV makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Hachimura makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Hachimura makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Russell makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Hachimura makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 28' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Reaves makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Walker IV makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Russell makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Russell makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Russell makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 22' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Reaves makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Reaves makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Hachimura makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Hachimura makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 28' 3PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 23' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Hachimura makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Reaves makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Hachimura makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Green makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Davis makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Schröder makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Davis makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Reaves makes 30' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Reaves makes 29' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
46-84 (54.8%)
FG%
50-91 (54.9%)
11-24 (45.8%)
3PM
15-32 (46.9%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
17-22 (77.3%)
30
Rebounds
47
5
Offensive Rebounds
15
25
Defensive Rebounds
32
30
Assists
29
6
Steals
5
4
Blocks
7
7
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0