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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**LAL**|**28**|**31**|**20**|**20**|**99**|[](/LAL)|
**DEN**|**24**|**20**|**25**|**32**|**101**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/LAL)**LAL**|**38-78 (48.7)**|**13-30 (43.3)**|**10-13 (76.9)**|**4**|**38**|**24**|**14**|**6**|**3**|**20**|**99**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**39-88 (44.3)**|**8-34 (23.5)**|**15-17 (88.2)**|**9**|**45**|**26**|**9**|**6**|**4**|**17**|**101**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|38:05|8-13 (61.5)|6-10 (60.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|9|1|0|2|0|0|22|-4|
A. Gordon^^PF|39:37|5-10 (50.0)|0-2 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|3|7|3|1|0|0|3|14|-4|
N. Jokic^^C|41:24|9-16 (56.3)|2-4 (50.0)|7-7 (100.0)|4|20|10|3|2|0|2|27|+1|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|35:16|2-7 (28.6)|0-4 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|3|2|0|1|4|6|-4|
J. Murray^^PG|39:30|9-24 (37.5)|0-5 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|3|5|2|0|2|4|20|-2|
R. Jackson|8:30|0-5 (0.0)|0-3 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|1|0|0|1|0|+4|
P. Watson|11:52|1-4 (25.0)|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|2|0|0|0|0|2|+11|
C. Braun|12:44|5-8 (62.5)|0-3 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|2|2|0|0|0|1|2|10|+6|
J. Holiday|13:02|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|1|0|2|0|1|0|+2|
**Totals**||**39-88 (44.3)**|**8-34 (23.5)**|**15-17 (88.2)**|**9**|**45**|**26**|**9**|**6**|**4**|**17**|**101**||
**DNP:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Jay Huff***, ***DeAndre Jordan***, ***Braxton Key***, ***Zeke Nnaji***, ***Jalen Pickett***, ***Julian Strawther***, ***Hunter Tyson***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***
**[](/LAL)LAL**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
R. Hachimura^^SF|37:48|1-7 (14.3)|0-2 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0|5|0|0|0|0|2|3|-7|
L. James^^PF|38:03|9-19 (47.4)|3-6 (50.0)|5-7 (71.4)|0|8|12|2|2|2|3|26|+2|
A. Davis^^C|39:01|14-19 (73.7)|0-1 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|1|11|2|4|1|1|5|32|0|
A. Reaves^^SG|32:58|4-11 (36.4)|1-5 (20.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|6|2|2|0|0|2|9|+5|
D. Russell^^PG|38:56|8-16 (50.0)|7-11 (63.6)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|6|4|0|0|1|23|+4|
S. Dinwiddie|10:07|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|1|2|0|2|0|-9|
T. Prince|21:38|2-3 (66.7)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|0|0|0|0|2|6|+2|
G. Vincent|15:11|0-2 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|1|1|1|0|1|0|-6|
J. Hayes|6:18|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|0|0|0|2|0|-1|
**Totals**||**38-78 (48.7)**|**13-30 (43.3)**|**10-13 (76.9)**|**4**|**38**|**24**|**14**|**6**|**3**|**20**|**99**||
**DNP:** ***Max Christie***, ***Maxwell Lewis***, ***Jarred Vanderbilt***
**Inactive:** ***Jalen Hood-Schifino***, ***Cam Reddish***, ***Christian Wood***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**LAL**|38|7|15|20|6|15|9|[](/LAL)|
**DEN**|54|10|14|3|12|9|13|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 2** | **Times Tied: 4** | **Gametime: 2:19** | **Attendance: 19711**
*Officials: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Curtis Blair, Eric Dalen*
by ParadeShitter
29 Comments
YEAH THEY FUCKING DID 2/4!!!
Y’all i just had my first salty lakers / lebron fan insult me in my DMs. I feel like I’ve made it.
Down by 20, I was waiting for overtime and then BOOM!
MURRAY
Winning this game makes it a sweep. Murray and jackson played horrendous for 3.5 quarters, no one other than Mike could shoot. They are hitting crazy shots. Still lose. its over
So many things to be proud of about this team:
* Jokic (as always) doing his thing. Those ballerina dance moves and getting AD to leap for that and-1 was beautiful
* Gordon making that unbelievable save to get MPJ the open look even after a sloppy pass from Jamal
* MPJ stepping up big time with those 6 3s, despite all the shit he is going through personally
* The rotating bench doing their job and keeping it close in the second half when Jokic needed much rest
* And lastly, Jamal flipping Murray waking up and having the 4Q that he had to end it on a dagger after a total stinker the first 3 quarters.
Great resiliency from this team! I am glad that I stuck through it even though I am in the East coast and it’s nearly damn 1 AM here.
My heart is still fucking racing!!! AG saving the ball to MPJ and the HUGE 3!!! Then jamal to finish, my God CHEFS KISS
I’m not gonna lie, I stopped watching when down by 20. Tuned in whilst Murray hit the shot and it was greatest feeling ever
We just ripped the lakers hearts out Kano style
Someone report from behind enemy lines please as I am still not over Jamal sending us to heaven rofl
Lebron took a “I give up” three pointer at the end. He drives and he would’ve gone to the line.
AG is a god for that OB save, and MPJ is another diety for knocking the 3 down. What a fucking game!
I will never doubt the nuggets again not even Reggie Jackson even though I will really want to
MPJ with 6/10 from the 3 btw damn
Lakers fans mad at officials when their coach had every fucking opportunity to challenge and didn’t. Also a foul in the third quarter? Really? That was the reason you blew a 20 point lead?
BTW, WHOEVER FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF LEBRON BAITED HIM INTO A HIGHLIGHT 3 (ATTEMPT), THAT BRICK WON US THE GAME
I drank too much caffeine earlier today and now with this game, I feel like I’m about to have a heart attack 😭😭😭
Wow Rewatching this You can hardly hear Jokic’s Interview on TNT the crowd was so loud and buzzing.
First Lakers moral defeat?
Congratulations to you all. In my 25 years as a laker fan, I don’t think I’ve ever had my soul snatched that hard. You guys are the real deal and you’re going to be around for a long time. Well played and I tip my cap.
So 10 in a row against LeBron Lakers has to be generational right?
Munder!!!!
AD getting swallowed by the Mal game winner celebration after playing a near perfect game was the chef’s kiss
Still shitting my pant
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic
https://preview.redd.it/xvoc9kb3v5wc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2176751442c5bfacbfe75aacde6436e6a4aa0198
Husband and I watched the game on my phone from Belize while on our honeymoon. What a show
My chest hurts.
NEVER DOUBTED OUR BOYS (I DOUBTED EXTREMELY HARD BY HALF)!!!
Unbelievable shot by Jamal, bro just pulled up full confidence after having a rough night and just cashed it.
Back breaking loss for the Lakers, DLo with 7 threes, AD barely missing, up 20 at one point, and Nuggets shoot sub 25% from three and they STILL couldn’t steal one. Incredible job by the Nuggs to just chip way. Time to take a W on the road next game, GO NUGGS!!!
Hey so I’ve gotta say something but before I do let’s just remember Fuck the Lakers.
I kept thinking the Lakers were gonna throw in the towel. I kept thinking LeBron was going to totally run out of steam. And they didn’t. Lebron hit some crazy shots in the fourth quarter that SHOULD have won them the game.
But our stupid basketball team didn’t get the message and kept chipping away. And Jamal shut up his haters for until the Nuggets fall behind 2-0 in Game 3. I fucking love these Nuggets.