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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**LAL**|**23**|**25**|**31**|**30**|**109**|[](/LAL)|
**DEN**|**29**|**33**|**32**|**28**|**122**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/LAL)**LAL**|**41-93 (44.1)**|**8-28 (28.6)**|**19-25 (76.0)**|**11**|**44**|**20**|**13**|**12**|**2**|**14**|**109**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**46-99 (46.5)**|**15-42 (35.7)**|**15-17 (88.2)**|**14**|**55**|**29**|**17**|**7**|**11**|**19**|**122**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|25:53|5-13 (38.5)|2-6 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|2|7|0|0|1|1|2|12|+13|
A. Gordon^^PF|22:04|4-8 (50.0)|1-5 (20.0)|0-1 (0.0)|1|10|0|4|0|4|2|9|+6|
N. Jokic^^C|35:09|5-5 (100.0)|1-1 (100.0)|3-3 (100.0)|2|11|16|4|1|1|2|14|+10|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|30:39|6-14 (42.9)|1-5 (20.0)|3-3 (100.0)|1|3|3|1|1|0|1|16|+18|
J. Murray^^PG|35:33|13-29 (44.8)|5-9 (55.6)|3-4 (75.0)|4|7|4|3|2|0|2|34|+3|
B. Brown|26:36|6-11 (54.5)|3-7 (42.9)|0-0 (0.0)|1|7|2|2|0|1|2|15|+3|
V. Cancar|25:56|1-4 (25.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|2|1|1|0|2|2|+7|
B. Hyland|19:34|3-10 (30.0)|2-8 (25.0)|4-4 (100.0)|0|2|1|1|1|1|2|12|+2|
Z. Nnaji|12:50|3-5 (60.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|3|0|0|0|2|3|6|+3|
C. Braun|1:55|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|0|
D. Reed|1:55|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|2|0|
I. Smith|1:55|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|
**Totals**||**46-99 (46.5)**|**15-42 (35.7)**|**15-17 (88.2)**|**14**|**55**|**29**|**17**|**7**|**11**|**19**|**122**||
**DNP:** ***DeAndre Jordan***
**Inactive:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Jeff Green***, ***Peyton Watson***, ***Jack White***
**[](/LAL)LAL**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Christie^^SF|25:52|6-8 (75.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|1|0|0|0|1|14|-10|
J. Toscano-Anderson^^PF|18:06|2-4 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|1|1|3|0|0|0|0|5|0|
T. Bryant^^C|27:54|6-14 (42.9)|0-1 (0.0)|5-5 (100.0)|2|10|0|0|1|0|1|17|-15|
P. Beverley^^SG|12:01|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|2|1|0|0|0|-3|
D. Schroder^^PG|34:24|3-13 (23.1)|0-5 (0.0)|8-8 (100.0)|0|3|4|1|2|0|3|14|-16|
R. Westbrook|30:51|10-21 (47.6)|1-4 (25.0)|4-7 (57.1)|1|7|7|7|1|0|2|25|-9|
S. Brown|17:30|0-3 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|3|7|1|0|3|0|1|0|-2|
K. Nunn|24:16|6-15 (40.0)|2-7 (28.6)|1-2 (50.0)|1|1|1|2|3|0|3|15|-2|
C. Swider|25:19|2-6 (33.3)|2-5 (40.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|5|3|0|0|0|2|6|-4|
W. Gabriel|19:15|4-6 (66.7)|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|5|0|1|0|2|0|9|-8|
S. Pippen Jr.|2:16|2-2 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|4|+2|
D. Jones|2:16|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|0|+2|
**Totals**||**41-93 (44.1)**|**8-28 (28.6)**|**19-25 (76.0)**|**11**|**44**|**20**|**13**|**12**|**2**|**14**|**109**||
**DNP:**
**Inactive:** ***Troy Brown Jr.***, ***Anthony Davis***, ***LeBron James***, ***Austin Reaves***, ***Lonnie Walker IV***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**LAL**|52|11|11|3|59|14|15|[](/LAL)|
**DEN**|52|20|21|20|37|17|23|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 4** | **Times Tied: 5** | **Gametime: 2:11** | **Attendance: 19609**
*Officials: Marc Davis, Matt Boland, Gediminas Petraitis*
by BigHoneyBot
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Of course the grizzlies won but maybe that motivates the team more
Unbelievably reffed game, my goodness
Did you get the feeling that Jokic really didn’t care if he scored at all tonight? Dude was content just dishing dimes and cleaning up the board.
Jokic only taking 5 shots. I imagine he was simulating a game w/o his scoring to get the others to do most of it. Perfect game to try it out, but the refs did keep it close.
Shoutout to Mark Davis, ensured that the Lake show still win the FT battle to ensure some normalcy
Shoutout Zeke Nnaji
I think after these kind of games Jok just goes home and looks at pics of his horses and whispers “sooon my loves, soon”
Then Natalija comes in the room woth his daughter and he’s like “soon Natalija, retirement is soon”
Then he luls himself to sleep with his headphones on listening to horses neighing
I don’t think he will EVER leave Denver but he may not be willing to sign another contract… and thats a scary thought
Posting the Nuggets player rating poll again: https://forms.gle/oZv1arpU2we9pbgA6
LMAO Laker fans stay delusional, they’re so mad we split the season series 2-2. Bye!
First half defense had issues and some of it + the turnovers were ugly but thankfully guys made runs that sealed away a W.
Special shoutout to Jamal and Bruce for some of the scoring today. Really hoped for LeBron to have played but oh well. Coasting job by Jok but even with it the passing and teamwork were super nice.
When Jokic is on the Nuggets DRTG is 111.5. That is a #9 rank defense equivalent.
https://preview.redd.it/nils65ogu6ba1.jpeg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2e7535429ee7f2c9694c85f3f504dc5dc2f93b4
Shout out to Jamal! This and Jokic o2.5 stocks are the only bets I placed on any games tonight.
Make one joke about Mark Davis in r/nba and all the salty lakers fans go reeeeeeeeeee
Jokic with the. most. casual. triple double. EVER.
Shout out fan boneyardbill
💯/💯/💯
Jokic up to 9.7 APG he really gonna get to 10, I didn’t think it was possible.
Marc Davis for MVP. He had to have been like +50 tonight.
Malone left out Braun this game? Criminal
Players I used to Like but this season made me dislike
-Jaylen Brown (tried to instigate and start shit with Bones)
-Nurkic (dirty player)
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-Russ (elbowed Bruce)
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-Luka
Suns will probably Punt our Game on Wednesday The Warriors are going to tire that team out Tomorrow. Or they punt that game and try to win in Denver who knows.
Jamal had a highlight reel this game, I love the way he plays
The smoothest brain take on the internet might be to look at each team’s number of free throws taken and letting that alone tell you how well the game was reffed.
Jokic had an 11.4% usage tonight lol
If you took that Boner Bet from the GDT say hello to the new money Holla Holla
Dozier is now with the Kings on a 10-day. Good luck to him.
Joker’s 3PT shooting going up to 37.5%:
https://preview.redd.it/o2lqqwpky6ba1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dce25ec473bf39d64d9f673b0f3ee2aad34644f
84 MILLION DOLLARS
Jamal saved Malones Ass
The old Phil Jackson adage was that you need 40 wins before 20 losses to be a contender. At this pace, the Nuggets will be 40-24. However, they look like a strong contender nonetheless.
Jamal Murray dropping bucket after bucket warms my heart. We are so back.
Damn Hartenstein is getting roasted all over the place tonight. And I don’t just mean on the court
Malone: Jamal Murray…really good game.. 34 points.
Someone in the back: Big Nuts!
Man, with Suns in freefall, play-ins are shaping up to be a bloodbath. Whoever makes it through is gonna be scary.
I have two theories on no Braun 3 games in a row
1)Moach is trying to hide his defensive prowess for the playoffs
2)He followed Malones wife on instagram
Our defensive rating is down to 113.7, which is good for 23rd, but we’re numerically closer to 16th place (113.2) than we are to 24th (114.5).
One or two more good defensive performances and we could be as high as 16th. Huge improvement.
My bad I thought they were at 16 losses. I need a math tutor
With the 5-5 performance Jokic continues his streak to 31 straight games with 50%+ shooting.