Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets, West Finals Game 1
Lead tracker
LAL leadsBiggest lead LAL 2, DEN 21DEN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAL | 25 | 29 | 38 | 34 | 126 |
 DEN | 37 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 132 |
Who won: Nuggets 132-126
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 in West Finals Game 1 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Nuggets outscored the Lakers 37-25 in the 1st quarter. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (34). Anthony Davis led the Lakers in points (40).
DEN| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron GordonF | 36 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +11 |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 35 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | +20 |
| Nikola JokicC | 42 | 34 | 12-17 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 36 | 21 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +16 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 37 | 31 | 12-20 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff GreenF | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -5 |
| Christian BraunG | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -16 |