7 Los Angeles Lakers vs 2 Denver Nuggets
Game 1 · Playoffs First Round
FINAL · Ball Arena Denver, CO ABC
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Lakers 103, Nuggets 114 – DEN lead 1-0
Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener ESPN
Unlike their crowd that drowned out the Los Angeles Lakers' pregame introductions, the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets were a little late to the playoff party Saturday night.
| LAL | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 A. Davis | 32 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12/23 | 0/4 | 8/9 | -12 | 45 |
| 23 L. James | 27 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10/16 | 3/5 | 4/5 | -9 | 41 |
| 1 D. Russell | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6/20 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 41 |
| 15 A. Reaves | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 1/1 | -12 | 37 |
| 28 R. Hachimura | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | -10 | 31 |
| 12 T. Prince | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 20 |
| 26 S. Dinwiddie | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -12 | 13 |
| 7 G. Vincent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 J. Hayes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 |
| DNP: M. Lewis, J. Vanderbilt, M. Christie, J. Hood-Schifino, C. Reddish, C. Wood | ||||||||||||||
| DEN | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 N. Jokic | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15/23 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 14 | 39 |
| 27 J. Murray | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9/24 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 9 | 39 |
| 1 M. Porter Jr. | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8/15 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 K. Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4/11 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 14 | 37 |
| 50 A. Gordon | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5/11 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 20 | 32 |
| 8 P. Watson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | -6 | 14 |
| 6 D. Jordan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 R. Jackson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 9 |
| 0 C. Braun | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 J. Holiday | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | -2 | 6 |
| DNP: J. Huff, C. Gillespie, V. Cancar, H. Tyson, J. Strawther, J. Pickett, Z. Nnaji, B. Key | ||||||||||||||
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