##General Information
**TIME**|**MEDIA**|**LOCATION**|
|:–|:–|:–|
8:30 PM EDT – Kitchener|**NBA** [Boxscore](https://www.nba.com/game/0042300154/box-score#box-score) – [Shotchart](https://www.nba.com/game/0042300154/game-charts#game-charts)|Crypto.com Arena|
6:30 PM MDT – Denver|**ESPN** [Boxscore](https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401655084) – [Gamecast](https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401655084)|Los Angeles|
5:30 PM PDT – Seattle|**TV:** ABC|**Team Subreddits**|
2:30 AM CEST – Sombor|**Radio:** ESPN Radio, SiriusXM| r/lakers|
10:30 AM AEST – Sydney|**Streams:** [NBAbite](https://nbabite.com)| r/denvernuggets
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##Starters
**[](/DEN)DEN** – Expected|**[](/LAL)LAL** – Expected|
|:–|:–|
**PG** Jamal Murray|**PG** D. Russell|
**SG** K. Caldwell-Pope|**SG** Austin Reaves|
**SF** M. Porter|**SF** LeBron James|
**PF** Aaron Gordon|**PF** Rui Hachimura|
**C** Nikola Jokic|**C** Anthony Davis|
##Injuries
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**[](/LAL)LAL**|
|:–|:–|
R. Jackson – GTD|C. Reddish – OUT|
||J. Vanderbilt – OUT|
##Betting Odds
|**Moneyline**|**Spread**|**Over/Under**|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|DEN -160|DEN -3.5|219.5|
^^**last** ^^**updated** ^^**Apr** ^^**27,** ^^**17:45** ^^**MDT**
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*Referees: Zach Zarba, Tyler Ford, Sean Corbin*
by BigHoneyBot
36 Comments
Im still salty about that botched mpj dunk. He probably thought about his back when he went up lol
Lakers have scored like 100 consecutive possessions
That bench stretch where Malone took all but Jokic off and Lakers basically had their starting 5 on made it a 4pt game to 11pt game
Such a laker call bs
Lebron looked like he might have been oob there, and also it wasn’t a foul
I still can’t be shook after game 2
That phantom foul was absurd
No way we are coming back tonight again, too complacent, Lakers are locked in… Cant believe how sloppy Nuggets are playing
Main thing is defense. Need to get stops.
We’ve trailed every game at the half. We have them right where we want them.
I think Mike and Jokic are the only ones listening to Malone and Jamal (basketball terrorist) is like, “You know what would be funny?”
How bout some defense in the paint?!
Malone tossing that challenge down the tube was costly. Refs can control the game from here on out
Gotta roll out a red carpet whenever AD attacks the rim otherwise you draw a defensive foul.
Cant get any stops now , defense is too relaxed
Maybe losing this game won’t be so bad. Maybe they’ll finally decide to show up for a first half.
Give mike the ball please. Only guy who can make a shot rn
Need to make some changes on defense too many points in the paint on easy drives.
I know Denver is up 3-0 but this effort on defense is horrible. Everybody besides mpj seems like they don’t give a fuck. We can’t keep relying on flipping the switch and the other team folding.
Minnesota is gonna sweep PHX. Please Denver take this game serious.
3rd quarter nuggets is when we turn it up.
Either AG is open in the dunker spot or MPJ is open on the perimeter.
Ok so looks like this will follow Game 1 script: 44/30 vs 60/42 shooting splits, Mike the only one who can make 3s. Not ideal but lol we’ll still get it later.
Just realized I was sitting here without any Nuggets gear on. The situation has been rectified. LFG!!
It’s impressive that people are dooming after the last 3 games
Allowing 60% shooting seems like a strange strategy.
LA is ready for the summer. They had zero
Intensity in the first 18 minutes. Turnovers and idiotic shots are the only thing that kept them alive until they decided to start trying.
This is some all star game defense
This game doesn’t feel like an elimination game. The Lakers are winning and playing hard but not leaving everything on the floor. The Nuggets seem nonchalant. I don’t like this one bit.
This Lakers team is going to build bad habits for the Nuggets. Nuggs seem like they play with no urgency early cause they aren’t scared but other teams won’t be terrorists in the 3rd/4th like the Lakers.
Surely the losing first half wont cost nuggets against TW
Almost feels like we are happy to just set it on cruise control at least this half.
Lakers are literally playing with more effort than us on these double digit leads they get. Jokic has not gone nuclear this series yet.
just end this series tonight, stop fucking around and get extra rest for the Wolves. so annoying when we play with our food
Is the poor three point shooting in their head? These misses aren’t even close
Can we dispatch with this team so we can hear the announcers fawning over Ant instead of LeBron?