Dennis out 10-14 for H&SP (haven't these guys been vaccinated yet? Anyone not
getting vaccinated is hurting the team), LBJ out w/ankle. Lakers didn't look
great again - just average most of the game, but managed to not completely fold
in the last 3m. 5 guys in DFs & no DDs. Bad things: 20 TOs, poor 2FG%, poor
FTing, 20 PFs, 6 oORBs. Good things: 43% 3P%, 7 ORBs, 8 BLKs, 5 STLs.
93-89 Lakers win by 4 and need to get more O than that.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Davis 25 (47 /50 /86 )/ 7/ 1/ 3/ 0/ 4/ 1/+21
Caruso 11 (44 /40 /50 )/ 5/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 1/+12
Caldwell-Pope 10 (25 /33 /67 )/ 7/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/+11
Gasol 10 (75 /75 /50 )/ 7/ 2/ 1/ 0/ 0/ 4/+18
Horton-Tucker 10 (57 /0 /100)/ 1/ 3/ 0/ 0/ 5/ 3/ +6

Next games following:
Game 66 LAL at LAC: Thu May 06 19:00 -- -- Staples Center
Game 67 LAL at POR: Fri May 07 19:00 BT -- Moda Center
Game 68 LAL vs PHO: Sun May 09 19:00 -- -- Staples Center

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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):

Q1 - Lakers still not looking right with avg O/D and 6 TOs - shooting 45% vs
48%; pluses 0/2/2; minuses 6/4/0. Davis 8, Drummond 4. 20-24=-4Q.

Q2 - Better D, but 4 more TOs/6 PFs - shooting 42% vs 36%; pluses 4/2/3; minuses
4/6/3. Davis 8, Caldwell-Pope 6. 25-18=+7Q.

HT - Lakers need to find some O in H2 & lower the TOs - shooting 44% vs 42%;
pluses 4/4/5; minuses 10/10/3. Davis 16, Caldwell-Pope 9,
Caruso/Harrell 5. 45-42=+3H.

Q3 - Still not in great form, but +2 despite 6 more TOs/5 PFs/3 oORBs - shooting
44% vs 43%; pluses 1/1/0; minuses 6/5/3. Gasol 7, Caruso 6, Davis 5.
25-23=+2Q (70-65=+5).

Q4 - Lakers up a dozen with 3+m to go and start falling apart; down to +2 with
1.5m to go; +4 with 15s to go; AD blocks a 3 for the W - shooting 44% vs
50%; pluses 2/0/3; minuses 4/5/0. Matthews/Horton-Tucker 8, Davis 4.
23-24=-1Q.

Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
1 9-20 2-5 0-1 10-21 3-8 1-2 45 40 0.0 47.6 37.5 50 20 24
2 8-19 3-9 6-8 8-22 1-4 1-2 42.1 33.3 75 36.4 25 50 25 18
H 17-39 5-14 6-9 18-43 4-12 2-4 43.6 35.7 66.7 41.9 33.3 50 45 42
3 7-16 5-9 6-10 9-21 1-7 4-6 43.8 55.6 60 42.9 14.3 66.7 25 23
A3 24-55 10-23 12-19 27-64 5-19 6-10 43.6 43.5 63.2 42.2 26.3 60 70 65
4 8-18 3-7 4-4 9-18 1-5 5-6 44.4 42.9 100 50 20 83.3 23 24
F 32-73 13-30 16-23 36-82 6-24 11-16 43.8 43.3 69.6 43.9 25 68.8 93 89

Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
1 5 9 0 2 2 6 4 0 5 10 1 1 2 4 -1 +1 +1 +4
2 3 13 4 2 3 4 6 3 6 10 2 2 4 7 -3 +3 +1 +1 -1
H 8 22 4 4 5 10 10 3 11 20 3 3 6 11 -3 +2 +1 +1 +2 +4 -1
3 5 9 1 1 0 6 5 3 5 13 5 3 5 8 -4 -2 -4 -3 +1 -3
A3 13 31 5 5 5 16 15 6 16 33 8 6 11 19 -3 -2 -1 -3 -1 +5 -4
4 5 12 2 0 3 4 5 0 6 8 2 1 1 5 -1 +4 +2 -2 +2 +3
F 18 43 7 5 8 20 20 6 22 41 10 7 12 24 -4 +2 +1 -5 +1 +8 -4

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NBA Final Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver Nuggets 24 18 23 24 89
Los Angeles Lakers 20 25 25 23 93 - Final

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter J SF 39:30 8-15 2-7 1-2 0 6 0 2 1 0 2 19 14 +0 +16
Aaron Gordon PF 24:34 2-7 0-1 1-2 2 6 1 2 0 4 4 5 6 +8 +8
Nikola Jokic C 35:36 12-28 1-4 7-8 3 9 5 2 2 1 4 32 27 +3 +30
PJ Dozier SG 21:39 1-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 -3 +1
Facundo Campazzo PG 36:44 3-6 1-4 1-2 0 4 8 2 5 0 3 8 7 -3 +19
Austin Rivers 33:07 1-3 0-2 1-2 0 3 6 1 1 0 2 3 3 +1 +9
JaMychal Green 23:26 3-7 0-3 0-0 0 7 0 1 1 0 1 6 8 -12 +9
Shaquille Harris 13:00 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 -7 +3
JaVale McGee 12:24 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 2 0 1 4 10 24 -7 +11
Bol Bol 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Markus Howard 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Paul Millsap 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240:0 36-82 6-24 11-16 6 41 22 12 10 7 24 89
Percent 43.9% 25.0% 68.8%

Biggest Lead: 6
Fastbreak Points: 11
Longest Run: 10
Points In Paint: 48
Points Off Turnovers: 20
Second Chance Points: 6

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Kyle Kuzma SF 31:01 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 6 6 -3 +9
Anthony Davis PF 33:06 9-19 1-2 6-7 1 7 1 4 0 3 1 25 23 +3 +21
Andre Drummond C 21:31 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 4 6 -11 +0
Kentavious Caldw SG 30:52 2-8 2-6 4-6 0 7 2 2 1 1 3 10 10 -5 +11
Alex Caruso PG 27:36 4-9 2-5 1-2 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 11 12 +4 +12
Talen Horton-Tuc 20:31 4-7 0-0 2-2 1 1 3 5 0 0 3 10 15 +2 +6
Montrezl Harrell 9:30 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 5 0 1 0 2 1 5 16 -2 +9
Ben McLemore 16:59 1-7 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 +7 -2
Wesley Matthews 16:59 3-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 8 14 +7 +9
Markieff Morris 14:54 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 +1 +6
Marc Gasol 16:59 3-4 3-4 1-2 0 7 2 0 0 1 4 10 18 +17 +18
Kostas Antetokou 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Devontae Cacok 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Alfonzo McKinnie 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 240:0 32-73 13-30 16-23 7 43 18 20 5 8 20 93
Percent 43.8% 43.3% 69.6%

Biggest Lead: 14
Fastbreak Points: 7
Longest Run: 10
Points In Paint: 34
Points Off Turnovers: 14
Second Chance Points: 14

Times Tied: 0; Lead Changes: 0
Attendance: 2454; Duration: 2:28
Officials: Mark Ayotte, Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg

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NBA Q3 Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver Nuggets 24 18 23 0 65
Los Angeles Lakers 20 25 25 0 70 - End of Q3

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Michael Porter J SF 30:00 4-10 1-5 1-2 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 10 10 -9 +6
Aaron Gordon PF 18:25 2-7 0-1 1-2 2 6 1 2 0 3 3 5 8 -2 +7
Nikola Jokic C 23:36 8-20 1-4 2-2 3 6 4 2 1 1 4 19 24 +2 +17
PJ Dozier SG 20:53 1-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 -1 +1
Facundo Campazzo PG 25:30 3-5 1-3 1-2 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 8 9 -6 +16
Austin Rivers 21:07 1-3 0-2 1-2 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 3 4 +0 +6
JaMychal Green 17:35 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 7 -3 +8
Shaquille Harris 10:30 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 +1 +4
JaVale McGee 12:24 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 2 0 1 4 10 24 -7 +11
Bol Bol 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Vlatko Cancar 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Markus Howard 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Paul Millsap 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180:0 27-64 5-19 6-10 6 33 16 11 8 6 19 65
Percent 42.2% 26.3% 60.0%

Biggest Lead: 6
Fastbreak Points: 7
Longest Run: 10
Points In Paint: 36
Points Off Turnovers: 14
Second Chance Points: 6

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Kyle Kuzma SF 26:22 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 7 +3 +8
Anthony Davis PF 25:50 8-14 1-1 4-5 1 6 1 3 0 2 1 21 24 +9 +20
Andre Drummond C 18:05 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 4 7 -5 +0
Kentavious Caldw SG 26:22 2-8 2-6 4-6 0 5 2 1 1 0 3 10 11 +3 +9
Alex Caruso PG 23:29 4-6 2-4 1-2 0 4 3 3 1 1 0 11 14 +10 +14
Talen Horton-Tuc 12:31 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 5 -5 -2
Montrezl Harrell 9:30 2-4 0-0 1-1 2 5 0 1 0 2 1 5 16 -2 +9
Ben McLemore 9:38 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 +2 -1
Wesley Matthews 9:38 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 +2 +1
Markieff Morris 10:10 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 -4 +2
Marc Gasol 8:25 2-3 2-3 1-2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 7 25 +12 +10
Kostas Antetokou 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Devontae Cacok 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Alfonzo McKinnie 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Totals 180:0 24-55 10-23 12-19 5 31 13 16 5 5 15 70
Percent 43.6% 43.5% 63.2%