In the quarterfinals of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Denver Nuggets won the victory, which is away 112:105 (23:33, 26:20, 34:22, 29:30) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers team.
Denver, the second-placed team in the conference, leads the series 3-0 and can eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs in the next game.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Nuggets made a decisive run and already led by 15 points – 104-89 – with 2.5 minutes left in the game. The hosts could not create a miracle and the Denver team celebrated the victory.
The Nuggets team did not have one clear leader, but even 4 players reached the mark of 20 scored points.
The most productive player was Aaron Gordon, scoring 29 (15 rebounds) points, Nikola Jokic scored 24 (15 rebounds, 9 rebounds), Jamal Murray – 22 (9 rebounds), Michael Porter – 20 (10 reps.).
For the Los Angeles team, the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, LeBron James, scored 26 points (11/14 doubles, 1/6 triples, 1/2 penalty), 6 rebounds and 2 steals, 9 assists, 3 each in 42 minutes. times made mistakes and broke the rules.
Anthony Davis recorded a double-double in the losing ranks – the tall man scored 33 points (14/23 shooting) and grabbed 15 rebounds.
D’Angelo Russell, one of the leaders of the Lakers, was left without points in this match, who missed all 7 shots “from the game” in 24 minutes on the court.
Lakers: Anthony Davis 33 (15 rebounds), LeBron James 26 (9 rebounds), Austin Reaves 22 (8/17 shooting), Spencer Dinwiddie 8 (0/3 treys).
Nuggets: Aaron Gordon 29 (15 rpg), Nikola Jokic 24 (15 rpg, 9 rpg), Jamal Murray 22 (9 rpg), Michael Porter 20 (10 rpg) ).
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