The Denver Nuggets opened the 2022-23 NBA postseason Western Conference finals with a win over the Lakers. Jokic delivered 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists and Murray scored 31 points to lead his team to establish a big lead in the first half and hold off a late rally as the Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 at home in the first game of the Western Conference finals. With the Nuggets leading 1-0, the second game of the series between the two teams will remain in Denver.
The game started with the Lakers getting finished on the glass, as Porter and Murray each hit a three to lead their team to a 14-7 start. The Lakers trailed by 12 points at the end of the first quarter, 25-37. The Lakers trailed the Nuggets 3-20 in rebounds with 17.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets continued their horrible firepower, Murray and Brown also scored continuously. Jokic blasted 19 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists in the half, and the Nuggets led the Lakers by 18 points to end the first half.
Halfway through the third quarter, Jokic had blasted 23 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists for a big triple-double, and the Nuggets stretched their deficit to 20 points. The Lakers struggled to bring the deficit down to 11 points, and Jokic hit a whistle-stop three to pull away again.
The key moment in the final quarter, the Lakers hit a wave of 9-0, to reduce the gap to the remaining 3 points, the most critical figure is Reeves, outside the continuous hitting three points, re-play the game suspense. After playing the whole game, Reeves played especially amazingly, hitting 5 threes and shooting 7 of 14 to cut 23 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
After this game, the Nuggets have yet to lose a home game this year in the playoffs, currently 7-0. The Magician even pushed about the game, saying, “Jokic dominated the Lakers, taking 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists for a triple-double, and Murray gave him a lot of help, scoring 31 points. Overall, the Nuggets beat the Lakers relying on great team strength!”
In terms of statistics, Nuggets players Jokic got 34 points, 21 boards and 14 assists, Gordon 12 points, 3 boards and 3 assists, Murray 31 points, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 breaks, Popper 21 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, Porter 15 points and 10 boards, Brown 16 points and 4 boards, and Green 3 points.
Lakers players Davis cut 40 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 breaks and 2 caps, James 26 points, 12 boards and 9 assists, Reeves 23 points, 2 boards and 8 assists, Russell 8 points and 3 assists, Schroeder 6 points, 3 boards and 5 assists, Rui Hachimura 17 points and Walker 6 points and 2 boards.
Summary: This game, the two sides do not have too much three-point shooting game, there is, more traditional interior offensive duel. There were also a variety of fast break counterattacks and one-on-one singles, which were much better than the first and second round games in the West. Even without too much three-point shooting, both sides still played a high scoring game.
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