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Friday, September 18, 2020Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 126–114.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Nuggets114
Lakers126
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Nuggets-Lakers

Anthony Davis posts 37 and 10 as Lakers beat Denver

LeBron James goes for 15 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+11+24+12LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38212035114
Lakers36343323126
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37LAL37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 14, 5, 5, 6, 10, 10, 18LAL18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21DEN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21DEN21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 114Lakers 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets38212035114
Lakers36343323126
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 126-114

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Lakers took the second 34-21.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −2+11+24+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 37

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 18, 43, 25, 34, 26, 29, 13, 37Lakers-Nuggets · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 15, 26, 32, 26, 22, 34, 16, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 50, 17, 12, 27, 14, 18, 26, 21, 40, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 14, 5, 5, 6, 10, 10, 18Lakers-Nuggets · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 38, 30, 36, 20, 28, 36, 16, 29, 15Lakers-Nuggets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 2, 10, 5, 11, 18, 15, 7, 13, 2, 14Nuggets-Lakers · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers5