Top Performers
Points
37
Murray
DEN
Rebounds
18
Davis
LAL
Assists
12
James
LAL
Threes
5
Murray
DEN
44-88 (50.0%)
FG%
38-84 (45.2%)
17-41 (41.5%)
3PM
10-32 (31.3%)
14-19 (73.7%)
FTM
22-29 (75.9%)
39
Rebounds
45
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
30
Assists
27
7
Steals
3
1
Blocks
2
7
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
19
Fouls
19
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 Los Angeles Lakers were decisively beaten by the Denver Nuggets, 119 to 108, in Game 3 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals on May 20, 2023.
Game Info
May 20, 2023
ABC/ESPN
Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, California
#48 Scott Foster (Head Official)
#29 Mark Lindsay
#55 Bill Kennedy
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 38 | 14 | 10 (1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 58.9 |
A. Gordon #32 | 32 | 7 | 3 (1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 51.8 |
N. Jokić #15 | 38 | 24 | 6 (1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 2 | 4 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 54.3 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 34 | 17 | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 78.1 |
J. Murray #27 | 42 | 37 | 7 (0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 2 | 15-29 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 61.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 29 | 15 | 5 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 63.1 |
J. Green #32 | 23 | 5 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
C. Braun #0 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 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 | 119 | 39 (5) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 44-88 | 17-41 | 14-19 | 61.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 43 | 23 | 7 (0) | 12 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 4-7 | 52.1 |
A. Davis #23 | 42 | 28 | 18 (5) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 1 | 4 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 65.1 |
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 14 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
A. Reaves #15 | 40 | 23 | 7 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 4 | 2 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 91.0 |
D. Russell #1 | 20 | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 18.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hachimura #28 | 34 | 13 | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 50.5 |
D. Schröder #8 | 25 | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 42.5 |
L. Walker IV #16 | 19 | 9 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 66.6 |
T. Thompson #13 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Beasley #5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Harrison #11,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
T. Brown Jr. #6 | 1 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Christie #00 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Bamba #11 | |||||||||||||
W. Gabriel #35 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 108 | 45 (11) | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 38-84 | 10-32 | 22-29 | 55.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Russell makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 23' 2PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Walker IV makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Green makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Reaves makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Reaves makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Hachimura makes 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Hachimura makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Walker IV makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 28' 3PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Reaves makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Reaves makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Vanderbilt makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Reaves makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Reaves makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 2PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Schröder makes 23' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Hachimura makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Hachimura makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Brown makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Davis makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Green makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Brown makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Brown makes 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Hachimura makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Schröder makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Reaves makes 30' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Brown Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
44-88 (50.0%)
FG%
38-84 (45.2%)
17-41 (41.5%)
3PM
10-32 (31.3%)
14-19 (73.7%)
FTM
22-29 (75.9%)
39
Rebounds
45
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
34
Defensive Rebounds
34
30
Assists
27
7
Steals
3
1
Blocks
2
7
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
19
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0