Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Los Angeles Lakers	28	29	29	29	115
Denver Nuggets	37	34	17	19	107

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Los Angeles Lakers	115	42-83	50.6%	10-25	40.0%	21-32	65.6%	10	63	24	18	3	12	2
Denver Nuggets	107	39-87	44.8%	15-37	40.5%	14-19	73.7%	5	42	27	21	6	5	7


Los Angeles Lakers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
LeBron James^SF	34:12	19	8-15	1-1	2-6	1	8	9	8	0	0	6	2	13
Jake LaRavia^PF	26:45	7	3-5	0-2	1-1	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	4
Deandre Ayton^C	14:48	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	7	8	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Marcus Smart^SG	31:02	15	4-9	3-6	4-5	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	6
Luka Dončić^PG	35:26	38	12-21	3-9	11-12	0	13	13	10	2	0	3	2	-2
Gabe Vincent	17:15	5	1-2	1-2	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Jaxson Hayes	22:51	9	4-5	0-0	1-4	1	4	5	0	0	2	0	2	16
Rui Hachimura	28:02	9	4-13	1-3	0-0	3	3	6	1	1	0	0	2	-2
Jarred Vanderbilt	17:47	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	-2
Drew Timme	10:45	9	4-6	1-1	0-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	5
Kobe Bufkin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bronny James	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maxi Kleber	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Knecht	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Mañon	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Reaves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Smith Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adou Thiero	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Spencer Jones^SF	36:47	16	6-9	4-7	0-0	0	5	5	0	1	1	1	5	6
Peyton Watson^PF	37:32	18	7-17	4-8	0-0	1	4	5	3	3	1	3	3	-6
Aaron Gordon^C	31:38	18	6-9	2-4	4-8	1	3	4	5	0	0	0	1	-8
Jalen Pickett^SG	26:13	7	3-9	1-2	0-0	1	5	6	4	1	0	0	2	-4
Jamal Murray^PG	35:52	28	10-21	4-8	4-4	0	2	2	11	0	0	1	2	-3
Tim Hardaway Jr.	30:30	10	2-12	0-8	6-7	0	2	2	2	1	3	0	3	0
Zeke Nnaji	18:35	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	2	-4
Bruce Brown	21:47	4	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	3	-21
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Strawther	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Tyson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamar Bates	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Braun	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Johnson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Jokić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonas Valančiūnas	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

rishabh2996 | Mavericks

647 | 2 hours ago

Credit where it’s due.. Lakers defense on Murray in the 2nd half was phenomenal.. simply took him out of the game.

WalrusInMySheets | LAL

254 | 2 hours ago

He did a great job passing out of the doubles for the most part. Just so many missed shots.

G1Spectrum | Lakers

144 | 2 hours ago

I see why Mavs fans hated Tim Hardaway Jr.

Kindly_Ad995

130 | 2 hours ago

His dad spent like 3 years publically shitting on Luka on random podcasts for not getting his son more touches and ball handling opportunities

Yellow_blackjack

49 | 2 hours ago

That was a funny time

Unpickled_cucumber1

22 | an hour ago

We have to also admit that Tim Hardaway Jr was a thorough professional throughout that turbulence and didn’t seem to agree with his own dad

sickrit | China

44 | 2 hours ago

hating THJ would be a bit harsh, let’s say its a mixed feeling, dude was pro on and off the court regardless, his dad was a bit annoying tho.

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

24 | an hour ago

The THJ experience is that he’s a nice guy but he can either shoot you to a win, or build affordable housing for all. It’s a crap shoot which THJ you get any given night and there really is no inbetween. Also yeah his dad is annoying af and thinks THJ is a first option lol.

MadKingTreesus | Nuggets

4 | 43 minutes ago

Definitely has been the case this year. More hot than not usually though.

No-Fill1769 | Mavericks

32 | 2 hours ago

He is inevitable Lol

TravelDaWorld81 | Nuggets

32 | 2 hours ago

This is his first bad night he’s been money all season slow your role

kingmapoon123

17 | 2 hours ago

Then he’s probably due for a 4 month streak of trash. Dude is the definition of streaky.

darklightultra | Raptors

2 | 2 hours ago

He was pretty good on the Mavs except for the ocassional THJ moment, I think it’s the last year and a half or so he became a bit of a basketball terrorist so naturally left a bad taste for Mavs fans

kingmapoon123

10 | 2 hours ago

Definition of streaky. He’ll win you some games from being on an absolute heater. And will lose you more than that due to being absolute trash. Don’t think they’re ever worth having those types of players on your team

meikamandoliini | Nuggets

12 | an hour ago

Holy overreaction. Man is putting up 14 PPG on 46/41/90 on a league minimum contract. I’m more sad that he’ll get bigger pay day next year on some other team.

9SidedLemon | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

He was due for an off night he’s been great all year. Tho you know what they say about shooters peaks and valleys he’s had a great season almost too good thus far wouldn’t be too shocked if he regresses a bit.

Akipella | Warriors

11 | 2 hours ago

Well, even though the others didn’t shoot well when given the chance, once the Nuggets have Jokic back they will be the 2nd best team in the league again. Maybe 1B even. These guys are actually so solid without him right now.

Narrow-Theory-3533

20 | 2 hours ago

Jokic, Cam, Valenciunas, Christian Braun. Denver is THAT short handed they are playing 9 guys, 3 of them are end of bench guys,

sharoon12

8 | an hour ago

Yeah, this game was the perfect example of why Jokic is needed. They’re not awful without him like previous years. However his offensive consistency makes all the difference.

Because the Lakers are not a good defensive team.

swords_devil | Lakers

14 | 2 hours ago

can’t do that when Jokic is there, but yes this is really good adjustment to steal this win

watrwedoing | United States

429 | 2 hours ago

Having Drew Timme score 9 points off the bench is legitimately so helpful for the Lakers

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

224 | 2 hours ago

I’m so on the Timme train. Keep him in the rotation and banish Dalton to the shadow realm, there’s a new cold white boy on the snow-time Lakers

genericusername71

31 | an hour ago

bbiq is already top 3 on the team (half jk)

spraypaint23 | Lakers

19 | an hour ago

He’s super smart. He knows where to be. Cuts well, rolls, passes the ball well, can shoot well. Just awesome

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

9 | an hour ago

I like how he makes quick decisions as well.

The jokes on twitter about him being budget Lakers Gasol are kind of valid.

treyfiddy | Minneapolis Lakers

85 | 2 hours ago

maths says that lakers wouldnt have won without his 9 points

ManosMal | Lakers

6 | an hour ago

Okay, so shouldn’t it be “maths say”? Because “maths” is plural, right? I don’t understand the whole “maths” thing, but I want to.

Ironredhornet | Pistons

3 | 42 minutes ago

I think it because the whole word would be mathematics which is plural so the abbreviation is also plural getting maths. US English just drops the s when abreviating it so its math, probably because the idea is because various math clasees are split so its just a type of math in school (algebra, trig, or calculus for example.)

WalrusInMySheets | LAL

46 | 2 hours ago

Really think his minutes are adequate. He is not a great defender on bigs. If he’s switched onto a guard he’s ok.

eZreazy | Lakers

36 | 2 hours ago

Yeah I thought he didn’t have a chance when he was being played as a 5 because he’s such a bad rim protector but he works pretty well as a 4. We just have so many 4s lol

Foodstamps4life

9 | an hour ago

He’s actually great with larger guards and really great switching onto Small forwards. His length and he’s awkwardly quick foot speed and huge pluses. He does all the small things that ayton doesnt doesn’t do, and the two of them on the floor at the same time has not been terrible

rawchess | Minneapolis Lakers

23 | 2 hours ago

I swear Bron looks at that man and sees a young Kevin Love 🥹

Phuddy | Lakers

11 | an hour ago

As a Zag alum it’s been a joy watching him carve out a role on this roster. He’s a legitimately good offensive role player and his defense can be mitigated in a zone and against teams that are smaller. He’s filling the role Maxi was initially brought on this team for (other than being Luka’s buddy).

ThyDoctor | Supersonics

3 | an hour ago

With him coming on a little and Garza playing a ton we are having a little bit of a big famous college player resurgence

IMadeThisOn6-28-2015 | Lakers

271 | 2 hours ago

The Lakers strategy:

Luka explodes for 20+ in the 1st

We’re ass in the 2nd defensively

LeBron comes in the 3rd to stop the bleeding and putting us with playmaking (he might take some shots)

Luka and LeBron just play off whoever is doubled (it’s usually Luka so LeBron keeps the offense going)

FershureB | Minneapolis Lakers

111 | 2 hours ago

And Jake turns it over ever now and then when he dribbles the ball more than once

iamhereforsomework | Lakers

55 | 2 hours ago

Don’t forget Vanderbilt will dribble it off his foot out of bounds or feels like the ball has shit stains on it when he’s catching that will result in a turnover. And don’t forget Gabe Vincent’s “hope it goes in” 3s.

Zeetheking1 | Lakers

25 | an hour ago

And the classic Rui’s horrific layup package lol

--Alix-- | Mavericks

19 | an hour ago

The patented Marcus Smart shit that can result in anything from a granny being hospitalized to Lebron’s career ending

3s2ng | Lakers

8 | an hour ago

Then Vando miss those open 3 at the corner.

Basic_Commercial_806

44 | 2 hours ago

Lakers are an experiment in how far two floor raisers can carry a team of scrubs. A game like this where the bench kinda showed up will convince Pelinka to not make any moves

boofnbafn | Grizzlies

3 | an hour ago

I havent watched any Laker games this season but up until recently I though they made some significant upgrades with the role players. People were praising Laravia, Smart and Ayton. How are these guys doing now?

XxEpicMonkee | Lakers

9 | 37 minutes ago

laravia and smart are just so inconsistent offensively, when they play well we usually win, when they play bad we are in hell and we need amazing bron and luka performances. defensively theyre usually our highest effort guys not including vando though so at least theres that. and ayton has been mostly good but is subject to completely disappear and piss you off completely, but for 8million hes been playing above his contract

sasadoncic | Lakers

6 | 38 minutes ago

Ayton was mostly good, whatever anyone says. Smart has been very decent lately. Laravia is a mixed bag for me.

HelpOpening4996

2 | 44 minutes ago

Three floor raisers with one or two being out for injuries

_Robbert_

5 | an hour ago

Every game you ask yourself after the 1st quarter, is Luka dropping 80, then you remember he always sits the first part of the 2nd quarter

Palifaith | Lakers

261 | 2 hours ago

Great adjustment to double Jamal Murray at all times after half-time. Darvin Ham would never.

GobiYumaMojave | Lakers

111 | 2 hours ago

helluva ball club man, salute to em man 🫡 go hard on them dudes man.

_Tar_Ar_Ais_

15 | 2 hours ago

nba champion Darvin Ham

ChargingSentinel | Lakers

20 | 2 hours ago

two time NBA Cup winner Darvin Ham

pikajewijewsyou | Thunder

7 | an hour ago

Defend without fouling!

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

46 | 2 hours ago

You know, I’m starting to think the Nuggets may need Jokic for these marquee Western Conference matchups /s

9SidedLemon | Nuggets

6 | 2 hours ago

They’ve been lucky to claw out as many wins as they have, lot of close games with guys playing better then they are. Can see it in the loses like 4 or 5 blowouts since Jokic injury where as just one (against Houston) with him.

Wow_Good_Stats

2 | 2 hours ago

Did you do /s because the Lakers aren’t a marquee matchup? Boom roasted

lovo17 | Lakers

31 | 2 hours ago

High character win from this team too. They really dug deep and fought hard.

Wow_Good_Stats

23 | 2 hours ago

Pretty bad that the Nuggets couldn’t find a way to beat that strat. I know they have guys missing still but the Lakers defense is exploitable.

Apollo611 | Lakers

43 | 2 hours ago

Well they’re missing a huge piece that makes that strategy impossible

NotClayMerritt | Lakers

14 | 2 hours ago

Turns out we can beat good teams as long as their center is out injured

Narrow-Theory-3533

9 | 2 hours ago

They were missing wide open shots and that’s it.

IcyTie9

6 | 2 hours ago

every loss has been like this, just double jamal and nobody else can buy a bucket, these sub-20 point quarters are killing us

Depressedidiotlol | Warriors

7 | 2 hours ago

They just couldn’t hit a single shot lmao

AMG282417 | Lakers

18 | 2 hours ago

JJ was cooking with the defensive adjustments. Held Jamal Murray to 2 points in the 2nd half. What an adjustment and great execution by the team

samhit_n | Lakers

5 | 2 hours ago

With Ham, we probably lead for the first 3 quarters, then allow Jamal Murray to go on a run in the 4th and lose the game.

The__Lord__

5 | 2 hours ago

Dont worry the bad man’s gone

FreddyKruegersGlove | Lakers

229 | 2 hours ago

I wasn’t comfortable until it hit 0:00 lol

meengine | LAL

82 | 2 hours ago

For real. Denver messed me up big time.

swords_devil | Lakers

50 | 2 hours ago

it’s already 3 years and I still have PTSD

Apollo611 | Lakers

25 | 2 hours ago

I thought it was over after that Murray buzzer beater

farewellyo | Thunder

38 | 2 hours ago

That quick 6 point play from Watson’s 3 and steal for another Gordon 3 had me scared for Lakers fans. The Gordon 3 in the playoffs Game 1 against us has me scarred for life

swords_devil | Lakers

20 | 2 hours ago

I was so used to it for that to happen was like ok Lakers going to lose 12 points lead in 1 min

good thing Denver did stupid thing and foul after 15 seconds

NikolaGoatIch

9 | an hour ago

They were just missing the Jokic fadeaway 3s at the end of the shot clock to close the gap

ownage516 | Knicks

45 | 2 hours ago

They scored 6 points in 3 seconds so I don’t blame you lol

ThaRealSunGod | Lakers

24 | 2 hours ago

They also entered the game as the Lakers with Jamal Murray on the other team.

samhit_n | Lakers

32 | 2 hours ago

Yeah, Ham has done irreparable to our mental health. Luckily, JJ doesn’t seem to have the same issues against Denver.

ChessHistory

12 | 2 hours ago

I mean idk if I’d go that far yet, it’s scary this is without Jokic

Croppersburner | Lakers

17 | an hour ago

Lakers are 3-0 against Denver when Luka plays

No-Responsibility298 | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

And we were damn close against a fully healthy nuggets team with austin, the hospital Lakers, & a now extinct showing from DK

_chadwell_ | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

But the Lakers are also down an All-NBA level player.

_chadwell_ | Lakers

3 | an hour ago

One of those Denver series the Lakers had a halftime lead in all four losses, IIRC.

The Luka trade broke that dark magic, though.

bubbasnub | Magic

21 | 2 hours ago

I would not be surprised if Murray suddenly made the final ten shots of the game including him crossing up Marcus Smart so bad that Smart tore his acl.

blatant_shill | Lakers

14 | 2 hours ago

He made one shot down the stretch to put it to 6 and I was genuinely ready to believe the Lakers had already lost.

bubbasnub | Magic

4 | 2 hours ago

Yeah during this current Nuggets era, any time Murray makes a few buckets in a row, Lakers fans start sweating.

DeluxeTea | Lakers

3 | an hour ago

Jamal Murray gives me swamp ass

IllmaticGOAT | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

Wasn’t that right before Luka turned it over on the inbound and Gordon got a 3?

trimble197

6 | 2 hours ago

Same. Especially after that inbound pass from Luka. Idk what he was thinking on doing that pass.

jamesfromcg | Supersonics

5 | 2 hours ago

watson was faceguarding the inbound to smart so luka tried to get it to lebron but he just decided to let the ball come to him which gave watson ample room to snatch it up

DJ_27 | Lakers

176 | 2 hours ago

How does LeBron still look like the most athletic player on the floor LOL

nalacamg | Mavericks

51 | 2 hours ago

Excuse me, Drew Timme is right there

Prize_Bicycle_3080

50 | 2 hours ago

thats the thing, he still runs and jumps like a 31 years old guy

SeveralMycologist205

56 | 2 hours ago

He was so inhuman in his prime that he can regress a ton and still be athletic compared to a league full of professional athletes.

rjcarr | Supersonics

5 | 32 minutes ago

This is the answer. Yeah, he’s fast, but go watch how fast he was 10 years ago.

jritz611 | Lakers

4 | an hour ago

Hear me out…

MazKhan | Lakers

3 | 34 minutes ago

It takes him longer to get to top speed now but on fastbreaks he’s still probably top 3 in the league, guys an alien

G1Spectrum | Lakers

156 | 2 hours ago

Laker defense in the second half was the best I’ve seen all season

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

67 | 2 hours ago

Probably the first game all year they didn’t fold over after the opponent was draining 3 after 3

rzoneking | Japan

33 | 2 hours ago

Lakers on this season have like ass defense but i would not still count them you. Playing LeBron and Luka in clutch situation is too dangerous.. lol

Thommywidmer | MIL

23 | 2 hours ago

Its the entire build of this team. A good team can beat them pretty easily if you have effort from buzzer to buzzer and stay on their neck. But if you fuck around and let them be within spitting distance in the 4th theyre gonna teach

samhit_n | Lakers

24 | 2 hours ago

Doubling Murray was absolutely genius by JJ. It won’t work when Jokic is back, so let’s see what he does when we play them next.

Practical-Art5931

19 | 2 hours ago

JJ has a different gameplay for that. Rmb last season JJ obliterated them with no centers.

LardHop | Lakers

4 | an hour ago

Yeah, JJ was one of the pioneers of let a small defender beat the shit out of Jokic because they aren’t gonna call it.

mordenak

8 | an hour ago

On this season, the Lakers Net Rating…

Lakers in the first half: -4.1 (22nd)

Lakers in the second half: +2.9 (9th)

Lakers in the fourth quarter: +7.6 (Tied 4th w/ OKC)

Lakers been second half/4th quarter merchants this year lol.

farewellyo | Thunder

5 | 2 hours ago

Yeah credit where it’s due everything was clicking and the defensive effort was there

meengine | LAL

103 | 2 hours ago

“We’re missing Jokic”. Hell, we’ve got a Gabe Vincent.

Certified-Malaka

7 | an hour ago

Yeah but the Nuggets are also missing DLo and Ham

UncoBeefWang | Spurs

96 | 2 hours ago

We, the Nuggets, and Minnesota all blew 15+ point leads today

(though this is far more understandable)

XDBoy018 | NBA

45 | 2 hours ago

jamal and wemby also both scored 2 points in the second half

Legitimate_Shoe_9666 | Lakers

94 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets started ⁹⁄₁₁ from 3 and then went ⁶⁄₂₆.

XDBoy018 | NBA

137 | 2 hours ago

> Nuggets started ⁹⁄₁₁

???

WakiLover | Lakers

62 | 2 hours ago

He said what he said

SpamAcc17 | Timberwolves

12 | an hour ago

Always knew there was something more behind Adelman’s big eared innocent looking face

NemusSoul | Lakers

7 | an hour ago

He looks like a NPC from a 2000s video game.

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

9 | 2 hours ago

Sean McDermott has found his next coaching job

DeluxeTea | Lakers

9 | an hour ago

Jamal bin Laden

Nuclear Nikola

Viva_La_Animemes | Lakers

29 | 2 hours ago

Blew their load too early. I get it.

WearyTranslator3338

6 | 2 hours ago

Now they have a mess on their hands

nutsygenius | NBA

92 | 2 hours ago

finally? Lakers are 3-1 vs denver in the last 4 games lol

Yellow_blackjack

64 | 2 hours ago

Pretty sure we’re 3-0 when Luka plays since the trade

bucaqe | Lakers

35 | 2 hours ago

Yea OP salty as fuck

KriticalKarl

14 | an hour ago

“Short handed” as if the Lakers weren’t missing AR and DA

Vindicare605 | Lakers

1 | 30 minutes ago

I mean. True but let’s be fair here. The Nuggets are missing a kind of important guy.

T-Nan | Lakers

11 | an hour ago

OP is mad we sent them AD lol

pwningnoobslolz | Lakers

61 | 2 hours ago

Lots of laker fans in denver

_fedw

28 | 2 hours ago

i noticed it after the last marcus smart 3 pointer

better_every_day14

7 | an hour ago

I was very annoyed at the game, but Denver is a big transplant city so I get it

SeriouusDeliriuum

1 | 31 minutes ago

Short flight and plenty of Californians move here. Which makes sense. Liberal values, both tend to love nature, legal weed, good mexican food, outdoor sports, you’re just trading surfing for skiing and while Denver isn’t inexpensive it’s more affordable than LA. I’ve also had my aunt and uncle as well as multiple cousins move from DC, San Francisco and NYC to Denver recently.

Viva_La_Animemes | Lakers

54 | 2 hours ago

Murray almost making that three at the end felt like Cap slightly moving Mjolnir.

bwehx

53 | 2 hours ago

That fourth quarter highlights why Jokic is so important to this team. When things get tough and everyone is tired, you need that consistent scoring option among other things. The Nuggets went ice-cold in the second half and it’s been a trend in their games without him

Putrid_Caramel3301 | Nuggets

37 | 2 hours ago

Out rebounded by like 19 too

farewellyo | Thunder

10 | 2 hours ago

I can understand that from recent experiences

iamhereforsomework | Lakers

13 | 2 hours ago

Yeah and it’s easier to double a guard like Jamal Murray. If you double Jokic, he sees everything on the floor and others will make an easy shot.

soyboysnowflake | Nuggets

4 | 2 hours ago

Plus if you double jokic he can pass to Murray

Murray didn’t have that option unfortunately

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

14 | 2 hours ago

They’ve held the fort down respectably well without him but it’s largely come off the back of poor East competition and said competition’s complete inability to generate offense late in games.

Is their improved clutch time record somewhat of a function of not having a 6’11”, 284 lb. entrance ramp “protecting” the rim with minimal effort? Sure, but it’s also clear the second a team punches back on offense they’ve reached their limit of trying to make 8 and 9-man rotations work

trimble197

3 | 2 hours ago

Same for MPJ. When both Murray and Jokic went cold, MPJ would make timely shots to keep the Nuggets from getting blown out. That would give enough time for Jokic and Murray to catch their second wind, and lead the team to a win.

EmbarrassedRing7806

45 | 2 hours ago

Rare win/win game

Lakers: they won

Nuggets: they dont gotta see “Nuggets are 8-4 without Jokic”posts

Putrid_Caramel3301 | Nuggets

19 | 2 hours ago

I d have preferred the dub

Due-Analyst-8504 | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

But I want to see those posts, that means we’re winning

RussellHustle | Raptors

44 | 2 hours ago

lmao LeBron’s the oldest player in the league and has to be hacked within 5 feet of the rim because he’s unguardable and gets no whistle, crazy

outsidehere | Lakers

15 | an hour ago

Greatest slasher of all time and thank you for noticing that he gets a bad whistle

_Robbert_

13 | an hour ago

If refs actually called every time LeBron got fouled shit would be a bit ridiculous in terms of scoring.

outsidehere | Lakers

5 | an hour ago

Yeah honestly he’d probably lead the league in scoring a lot more

9D_Chess | Lakers

5 | an hour ago

Even Austin Reaves gets a better whistle than the 23 year vet, it’s wild

MatchAffectionate951

40 | 2 hours ago

Lakers are ALLOWED to beat Denver ?

Jarxzz | United States

56 | 2 hours ago

I think they’re 2–1 vs Denver since the Luka trade

Croppersburner | Lakers

40 | 2 hours ago

We are undefeated against the nuggets when Luka plays.

Zanad14 | LAL

24 | 2 hours ago

Denver has only beaten us consistently during the Ham era otherwise the Lakers have owned them

rzoneking | Japan

7 | 2 hours ago

You forgot the traffic cone DLo

DeluxeTea | Lakers

4 | an hour ago

DLo isn’t even a traffic cone. He’s a small colorful cone used in kiddie gyms and playgrounds.

inightyDAB | Luka Dončić

14 | 2 hours ago

Luka didn’t even play in the loss lol it was Reaves and friends vs the Nuggets, and it was really close at the end but unfortunately we blew it. That was probably one of Knecht’s last meaningful good games too.

hausitron | Lakers

14 | 2 hours ago

And that one loss was without Luka/LeBron, and Austin Reaves almost single-handedly won the game.

sponedaddie | Lakers

1 | 17 minutes ago

The refs were on some bullsh*t that first half.

rang15 | Lakers

13 | an hour ago

3-1, and 3-0 with Luka in the lineup, but who’s counting …

Witty_Target5780

9 | 2 hours ago

I love the title of this thread. I highly doubt the post ever emphasized how short handed the lakers were when they would lose

OKCDraftPick2028 | Lakers

33 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets best player in thr 2nd half was the dog doing 360 slam dunk

yuhanz | PHO

30 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets, welcome to off-game THJ

mavs fans

1manadeal2btw | Nuggets

9 | 2 hours ago

Bruce Brown was way worse

Zeetheking1 | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

That blown fast break layup was wild.

IcyTie9

7 | 2 hours ago

still shot 40% from 3 with him going 0-8, just other people also sucked on the 2nd half, which you just cannot have when youre down so many players to begin with

Silver_Protection_29 | Lakers

28 | 2 hours ago

Finally? We defeated them twice last year lol Monkey off our back and altitude sports were not happy about it

BwayneLAL007

25 | 2 hours ago

“Finally” lol this is our third straight win over them.

heshouldgo | Lakers

16 | 2 hours ago

Lakers were dodging some bullets like neo down the stretch. What a win

Nykeeo

14 | 2 hours ago

Lakers are also shorthanded

FirstPreparation8538 | Pacers

13 | 2 hours ago

Luka magic

rzoneking | Japan

12 | 2 hours ago

If you look the 1st page post on r/nba you think lakers down at 30 pts again

4keelo | Minneapolis Lakers

12 | 2 hours ago

Title seems backhanded but sure

Takerisks34

11 | 2 hours ago

Bro if your gonna say the shorthanded nuggets to make it seem like a lesser thing you could also add that lakers have been without AR and ayton didnt play the second half

O_RRY | Lakers

10 | 2 hours ago

I know they’re missing Jokic, but if there is any win that can fire up this roster, it has to be this one. They played with a lot more energy this game, hopefully it’ll carry over to the rest of the season

itsnotyellowfever | MEM

6 | 2 hours ago

Fortunately the Shackles of Serbia were not available to free up the Nuggets to score checks notes 36 second half points

ExleyPearce | LAL

8 | 2 hours ago

Impressive defensive intensity in the second half, and Marcus Smart was amazing.

drini_22

7 | 2 hours ago

Great adjustment by Reddick having ayton get injured and the Lakers offense and defense magically improving tremendously from that point forward.

scags2017 | Lakers

8 | 2 hours ago

Lakers were shorthanded too boss

PruneNo8272

5 | 2 hours ago

Legit think Denver should just waive or buyout Bruce brown

He lost them this game

Puggo2026

5 | 2 hours ago

THJ 0/8 3 pointers definitely contributed

Narrow-Theory-3533

4 | 2 hours ago

Bruce is over dribbling, he’s supposed to be a cut, and hustle guy. He’s being put in a role that’s not his.

k1ngkoala | Lakers

6 | 2 hours ago

Great defensive adjustments by JJ and the team to close out the game. Once we started trapping/blitzing Murray, the nuggets offense died.

Ever since Reaves went down our team has been incredibly mid so I’m glad we managed to get another win against a good team. (Nuggets have been putting belt to ass against every team even with Jokic out so I don’t want to hear it).

Good game

blazer1589

15 | 2 hours ago

the nuggets were literally playing against the east lmfao this narrative that the nuggets are just as good without jokic is the stupidest shit I’ve read

k1ngkoala | Lakers

5 | 2 hours ago

Is Drew Timme a legit NBA player? He’s been giving us really solid minutes whenever he plays

MainAd2728 | Washington Bullets

5 | an hour ago

He’s above average offensively. Wish LA could keep Goodwin, the bench would be amazing with Goodwin/Smart/Rui/Timme/Hayes

jaecrowderisabitch | Lakers

5 | 2 hours ago

Cooked them nuggets in the second half. Never celebrate early

HeavenlyE

6 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets choosing Bruce Brown over Westbrook was so dumb.

ElissaFarman | Lakers

5 | 2 hours ago

Yeah yeah Luka had a triple double. Well and good. But shoutout to my guy Timme! Give him all the minutes!

No-Alternative2897

6 | 2 hours ago

When the nuggets went ⁹⁄₁₁ from 3 and couldn’t get a sizeable lead i just know that they’re cooked. Hot shooting aint sustainable and they don’t have size.

Drew Timme is quite nice for LA. Slow but hustles like crazy, can also make shots. Very limited defensively though, can they just combine him and Vando?

Zeetheking1 | Lakers

4 | 2 hours ago

The fuck is this baity-ass title? Since the lakers acquired Luka, the lakers have won ²⁄₃ games they’ve played against the nuggets, with the one loss being the game where Austin reaves led a g league team and still almost beat the fully healthy nuggets last year.

Puggo2026

4 | 2 hours ago

As always

Thank you Nico ❤️

OpportunityNext9675 | Minneapolis Lakers

4 | 2 hours ago

Jam Mur was good today but Mal Ray sucked ass

incredibleamadeuscho | Lakers

3 | 2 hours ago

NBA is gonna have to research how the Lakers keep finding these cold white boys. Drew Timme is great.

Nate13341cub | Spurs

3 | 2 hours ago

Peyton Watson with one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen

jacobythefirst | Pelicans

3 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets seriously got out rebounded. Of all the things the miss JV and Jokic for is grabbing boards that is seriously hurting them the most.

---BruHMaN---

3 | 2 hours ago

63-42 rebounds for laker

ProgressAlive | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

Lakers lose with their best players out= Lakers are so trash, frauds. Nuggets lose with their best players out= NO JOKIC THO , MISSING THE MVP, FLEXING A WIN WHILE MISSING JOKIC, CAM, AND BRAUN.

Several_Hour_347

4 | 2 hours ago

The Hayes/LeBron carry. Only lead they could muster

mrxanadu818 | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

Important away Win

Zoloft5250 | Lakers

2 | 2 hours ago

Smashed that 40 piece McNuggets with sweet and sour sauce

botebote77

2 | 2 hours ago

what went wrong for the nuggets at the end?

Vana-Freya | Timberwolves

3 | 2 hours ago

Gassed, couldn’t hit shots, and they double teamed Murray.

Independent_Sky_1468

2 | 2 hours ago

No Jokic.

Traditional_Emu3598

2 | 2 hours ago

I’ll never forgive the Luka disrespect based off a few months of him not being as good as he usually is! Top 4 no debate (at absolute worst) and never was. Stop changing your top 4 every 2 weeks!

srhdt

2 | 2 hours ago

The whiplash of watching the Lakers defense in the 1st half vs the 2nd half. This team confounds me.

Inori-Yu | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

Great defense on Murray in the second half by the Lakers. Couldn’t run the offense without Murray. Nuggets desperately need a center to box out and grab rebounds. Hopefully Jokic, Cam, Val, and CB are back soon.

outsidehere | Lakers

3 | an hour ago

I mean we’re 3-1 against them in the last 4 games but okay

GoldenStateOdysseus | Japan

2 | an hour ago

Can anyone tell me what the free throw differential was tonight? Guessing lakers got gifted double again?

The Los Angeles Lakers (26-16) finally defeat the shorthanded Denver Nuggets (29-15), 115-107.