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Saturday, May 20, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Nuggets119
Lakers108
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +3; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +11
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Nuggets-Lakers

Jamal Murray scores 37 as Denver wins in Los Angeles

Anthony Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · Nuggets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+3+2+11Nuggets AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32262635119
Lakers20352726108
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 10, 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37Nuggets37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24Nuggets24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 11, 25, 23, 23, 17, 40, 18, 28Lakers28 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25, 30, 26, 22, 23Lakers23 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 119Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32262635119
Lakers20352726108
The story
Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Los Angeles 119-108

Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +12+3+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 37

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 10, 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37Nuggets-Lakers · W
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 11, 25, 23, 23, 17, 40, 18, 28Lakers-Nuggets · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24Nuggets-Lakers · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25, 30, 26, 22, 23Lakers-Nuggets · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 7, 10, 21, 15, 23, 23, 22, 23Lakers-Nuggets · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 2, 10, 7, 21, 21, 8, 17Nuggets-Lakers · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers10