Nuggets vs Lakers Game 1 – 2020 NBA Playoffs Western Finals

114 vs 126

Lakers Take Game 1 against the Nuggets in the 2020 NBA Playoffs Western Finals

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T	Outcome
Nuggets	38	21	20	35	114	Loss
Lakers	36	34	33	23	126	Win

Recap

So far in the Playoffs Nuggets have played an extra 4 games than the Lakers, and leading up to this game Lakers have had an extra 4 days rest between games.

This could have made an effect on the Nuggets performance last night.

Nuggets came out strong in the first quarter but looked a little sluggish in the 2nd and the third. Their plays were not as fluid as we have seen in the previous games and the Lakers Capitalised on the defensive. By the fourth, the damage had already been done.

Nuggets need to adapt their playstyle in order to compete with the lakers in this series. The Lakers bench is too strong compared to what they faced against Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. So they cant rely on just having a dominating performance within the second half.

Strong performances from Dwight Howard and Rajon Rondo on the defensive and great offensive performance from Anthony Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, while LeBron James, led the game in assists.

For the Nuggets not a bad game from Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr and Jamal Murray but they need better performances from the rest of the team to support them especially from Monte Morris and Paul Millsap.

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Nuggets

#	Player	Position	Mins	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TO	PF
4	Paul Millsap	Power Forward	0:21	5	6	1	1	0	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	6	1	3
9	Jerami Grant	Power Forward	0:37	9	4	3	0	0	3	11	27.3	1	6	16.7	2	2	100.0	0	4	1	2
15	Nikola Jokic	Center	0:25	21	6	2	0	1	8	14	57.1	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	2	4	5
27	Jamal Murray	Point Guard	0:29	21	1	5	0	0	7	12	58.3	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	0	1	3	4
14	Gary Harris	Shooting Guard	0:25	5	2	0	0	0	2	7	28.6	1	4	25.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3
7	Mason Plumlee	Power Forward	0:21	9	4	3	0	0	4	6	66.7	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	3	1	0	2
1	Michael Porter Jr	Power Forward	0:29	14	10	4	1	0	3	9	33.3	1	6	16.7	7	8	87.5	1	9	2	2
3	Torrey Craig	Small Forward	0:10	6	0	0	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	1
10	Bol Bol	Center	0:04	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Monte Morris	Point Guard	0:21	8	1	3	1	1	3	6	50.0	0	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	1	1	2
35	PJ Dozier	Point Guard	0:12	6	3	2	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
30	Troy Daniels	Shooting Guard	0:05	8	0	0	0	0	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Keita Bates-Diop	Small Forward	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total			114	37	23	3	2	41	83	49.4	9	26	34.6	23	28	82.1	9	28	16	26

Lakers

#	Player	Position	Mins	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TO	PF
3	Anthony Davis	Power Forward	0:33	37	10	4	0	0	12	21	57.1	1	3	33.3	12	15	80.0	3	7	3	3
23	LeBron James	Small Forward	0:31	15	6	12	0	0	6	11	54.5	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	1	5	3	2
7	JaVale McGee	Center	0:11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
14	Danny Green	Shooting Guard	0:23	8	5	1	2	1	3	10	30.0	1	4	25.0	1	1	100.0	2	3	0	3
1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Shooting Guard	0:30	18	1	1	1	1	6	10	60.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	0	1	0	2
88	Markieff Morris	Power Forward	0:16	9	1	1	2	0	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
0	Kyle Kuzma	Power Forward	0:24	11	4	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2
10	Jared Dudley	Small Forward	0:04	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	Dwight Howard	Center	0:16	13	3	0	2	2	4	5	80.0	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	2	2	4
9	Rajon Rondo	Point Guard	0:22	7	1	9	2	0	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
11	Avery Bradley	Point Guard	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Quinn Cook	Point Guard	0:03	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	JR Smith	Shooting Guard	0:04	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Alex Caruso	Shooting Guard	0:22	5	2	4	0	1	1	3	33.3	0	2	0.0	3	5	60.0	1	1	0	4
	Total			126	34	33	10	6	44	83	53.0	11	26	42.3	27	37	73.0	10	24	11	28