Player Spotlight: Nikola Jokić
The Nuggets big man had himself quite night. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Jokić scored 34 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and dished out 14 assists in Denver’s 132-126 win over the Lakers. The triple-double was his sixth such performance of this playoff run.
Who Got It Done
| Rk | Player | Tm | Opp | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | +/- | GmSc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | DEN | LAL | W | 42:26 | 12 | 17 | .706 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 34 | +11 | 39.8 | |
| 2 | Anthony Davis | LAL | @ | DEN | L | 41:50 | 14 | 23 | .609 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | -8 | 38.2 |
| 3 | Jamal Murray | DEN | LAL | W | 37:03 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | +3 | 27.9 | |
| 4 | LeBron James | LAL | @ | DEN | L | 39:52 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | -6 | 25.6 |
| 5 | Austin Reaves | LAL | @ | DEN | L | 42:08 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | -3 | 20.6 |
| 6 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | DEN | LAL | W | 35:59 | 9 | 17 | .529 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | +16 | 15.5 | ||
| 7 | Michael Porter | DEN | LAL | W | 34:33 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | +20 | 14.2 | ||
| 8 | Bruce Brown | DEN | LAL | W | 24:11 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | -5 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | Rui Hachimura | LAL | @ | DEN | L | 28:09 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | +10 | 12.3 | |
| 10 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | LAL | W | 35:59 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | +11 | 7.5 |
Nightly Statistical Leaders
POINTS
| 1. | Anthony Davis LAL | 40 |
| 2. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 34 |
| 3. | Jamal Murray DEN | 31 |
| 4. | LeBron James LAL | 26 |
| 5. | Austin Reaves LAL | 23 |
REBOUNDS
| 1. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 21 |
| 2. | LeBron James LAL | 12 |
| 3. | Anthony Davis LAL | 10 |
| 3. | Michael Porter Jr. DEN | 10 |
| 5. | Jamal Murray DEN | 5 |
ASSISTS
| 1. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 14 |
| 2. | LeBron James LAL | 9 |
| 3. | Austin Reaves LAL | 8 |
| 4. | Jamal Murray DEN | 5 |
| 4. | Dennis Schroder LAL | 5 |
BLOCKS
| 1. | Anthony Davis LAL | 2 |
| 1. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 2 |
| 1. | Michael Porter Jr. DEN | 2 |
| 4. | Christian Braun DEN | 1 |
| 4. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN | 1 |
STEALS
| 1. | Anthony Davis LAL | 3 |
| 1. | Jamal Murray DEN | 3 |
| 3. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN | 2 |
| 3. | Lonnie Walker IV LAL | 2 |
| 5. | Jarred Vanderbilt LAL | 1 |
TURNOVERS
| 1. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 5 |
| 2. | LeBron James LAL | 3 |
| 3. | Aaron Gordon DEN | 2 |
| 3. | Dennis Schroder LAL | 2 |
| 5. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN | 1 |
THREE POINTERS MADE
| 1. | Austin Reaves LAL | 5 |
| 2. | Jamal Murray DEN | 4 |
| 3. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DEN | 3 |
| 3. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 3 |
| 3. | Michael Porter Jr. DEN | 3 |
FREE THROWS MADE
| 1. | Anthony Davis LAL | 11 |
| 2. | LeBron James LAL | 8 |
| 3. | Nikola Jokic DEN | 7 |
| 4. | Aaron Gordon DEN | 4 |
| 4. | Austin Reaves LAL | 4 |
Yesterday’s Scores
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Series Snapshots
Western Conference Finals
Denver vs. LA Lakers
Denver leads Best-of-7 series 1 games to 0
Next game: Thursday, May 18, 8:30PM @DEN
Eastern Conference Finals
Miami vs. Boston
Teams tied in Best-of-7 series 0 games to 0
Next game: Wednesday, May 17, 8:30PM @BOS
