West Finals - Game 1
LAL lead series 1-0
46-27, 20-16 away
114
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 38 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 114 |
| LAL | 36 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 126 |
52-19, 25-10 home
126
- LeBron James misses 3-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Danny Green makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot
- Danny Green misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Danny Green assists)
- Danny Green makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 1-foot layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic blocks Rajon Rondo 's 3-foot driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Kuzma makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Alex Caruso makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
- Markieff Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Markieff Morris makes 28-foot step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Alex Caruso assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 22-foot jumper
- Danny Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Danny Green misses 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses tip shot
- Monte Morris blocks Kyle Kuzma's layup
- Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Dwight Howard misses layup
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 19-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes 1-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Anthony Davis makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes 7-foot hook shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists)
- Markieff Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Alex Caruso misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving floating jump shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 19-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Danny Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
- Danny Green misses 2-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Alex Caruso misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JR Smith makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- JR Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes 27-foot three point jumper (Quinn Cook assists)
- Quinn Cook misses driving layup
- JaVale McGee misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup
- Jerami Grant makes driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 11-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Paul Millsap misses driving layup
- Torrey Craig makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Torrey Craig makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot hook shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alex Caruso blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 4-foot layup
- Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot layup
- Dwight Howard blocks Gary Harris 's 5-foot driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Jerami Grant assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 23-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses driving layup
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee misses alley oop layup
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 3-foot layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant misses 7-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 28-foot step back jumpshot (Jerami Grant assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Gary Harris 's 3-foot driving layup
- Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- Gary Harris makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Paul Millsap misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
- Gary Harris misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Danny Green blocks Jerami Grant 's 6-foot driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Monte Morris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
- Jerami Grant misses three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 66-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses driving layup
- Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
- Mason Plumlee makes 2-foot dunk
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Jerami Grant misses two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (PJ Dozier assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Monte Morris misses driving layup
- PJ Dozier misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- PJ Dozier misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Torrey Craig misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Dozier makes driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes alley oop dunk shot (PJ Dozier assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Dozier makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Bol Bol makes 13-foot two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Troy Daniels makes driving layup
- Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Troy Daniels makes 30-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- PJ Dozier makes driving dunk
NUGGETS
LAKERS
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. JaVale McGee (Paul Millsap gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | JaVale McGee blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:31 | | LeBron James misses 3-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:28 | | Anthony Davis misses tip shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:24 | | Jerami Grant makes driving floating jump shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Danny Green makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:27 | | LeBron James misses driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Danny Green personal foul | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | JaVale McGee personal foul | 2 | 2 |
| 9:57 | | Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:43 | | Anthony Davis makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | JaVale McGee personal foul | 2 | 4 |
| 9:12 | | Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:09 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 7 |
| 8:45 | | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup | 4 | 7 |
| 8:30 | | Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot | 4 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Danny Green offensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Danny Green misses tip shot | 4 | 7 |
| 8:28 | | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 8:18 | | Paul Millsap bad pass (Danny Green steals) | 4 | 7 |
| 8:14 | | LeBron James makes two point shot (Danny Green assists) | 4 | 9 |
| 7:59 | | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 4 | 9 |
| 7:58 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 4 | 9 |
| 7:58 | | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 6 | 9 |
| 7:40 | | Danny Green makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 6 | 11 |
| 7:26 | | Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 8 | 11 |
| 7:08 | | Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot | 8 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Danny Green shooting foul | 8 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Lakers Full timeout | 8 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Danny Green | 8 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 6:56 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 6:36 | | LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover | 10 | 13 |
| 6:21 | | Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 6:00 | | Paul Millsap shooting foul | 13 | 13 |
| 6:00 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 6:00 | | Alex Caruso enters the game for JaVale McGee | 13 | 14 |
| 6:00 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Jamal Murray makes two point shot | 15 | 15 |
| 5:30 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 15 | 15 |
| 5:30 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 5:30 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for LeBron James | 15 | 16 |
| 5:30 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Gary Harris | 15 | 16 |
| 5:30 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 5:08 | | Monte Morris makes 11-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 5:01 | | Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 17 | 19 |
| 4:42 | | Paul Millsap misses driving layup | 17 | 19 |
| 4:41 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 4:34 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 28-foot three point jumper | 17 | 19 |
| 4:33 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 4:25 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 1-foot layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 17 | 21 |
| 4:24 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 17 | 21 |
| 4:24 | | Torrey Craig enters the game for Paul Millsap | 17 | 21 |
| 4:24 | | Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jerami Grant | 17 | 21 |
| 4:09 | | Torrey Craig makes layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 19 | 21 |
| 3:55 | | Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 19 | 23 |
| 3:32 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul | 19 | 23 |
| 3:32 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 23 |
| 3:32 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 23 |
| 3:32 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | 20 | 23 |
| 3:25 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Caruso assists) | 20 | 26 |
| 3:07 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul | 20 | 26 |
| 3:07 | | Torrey Craig makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 26 |
| 3:07 | | Torrey Craig makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 26 |
| 3:03 | | Torrey Craig shooting foul | 22 | 26 |
| 3:03 | | Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 27 |
| 3:03 | | Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 2:49 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 24 | 28 |
| 2:35 | | Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot | 24 | 28 |
| 2:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 24 | 28 |
| 2:25 | | Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 26 | 28 |
| 2:12 | | LeBron James enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26 | 28 |
| 2:12 | | Jerami Grant enters the game for Jamal Murray | 26 | 28 |
| 2:04 | | Kyle Kuzma makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 26 | 30 |
| 1:52 | | Torrey Craig makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 28 | 30 |
| 1:41 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jumper | 28 | 30 |
| 1:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 28 | 30 |
| 1:27 | | Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot hook shot | 28 | 30 |
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 28 | 30 |
| 1:26 | | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 30 | 30 |
| 1:13 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Rajon Rondo 's 3-foot driving layup | 30 | 30 |
| 1:13 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 30 | 30 |
| 1:13 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 30 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul | 30 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 31 |
| 1:12 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Monte Morris | 30 | 31 |
| 1:12 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 32 |
| 54.3 | | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 30 | 32 |
| 53.3 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 30 | 32 |
| 50.0 | | Anthony Davis lost ball turnover | 30 | 32 |
| 49.0 | | Anthony Davis loose ball foul | 30 | 32 |
| 49.0 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 32 |
| 49.0 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 32 | 32 |
| 38.0 | | Anthony Davis makes 19-foot step back jumpshot | 32 | 34 |
| 29.0 | | Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 35 | 34 |
| 13.9 | | Kyle Kuzma makes layup (LeBron James assists) | 35 | 36 |
| 0.0 | | Jamal Murray makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 38 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 38 | 36 | |
LAL lead 1-0
Game Information
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
9:00 PM, September 18, 2020Coverage: TNT
Lake Buena Vista, FL
- Referees:
- Courtney Kirkland
- Scott Foster
- Tony Brothers
2024-25 Northwest Standings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W7 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | W1 |
| Denver | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | W2 |
| Portland | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Utah | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 | W1 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | W5 |
| Golden State | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | W4 |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | W1 |
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