1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 126–114.
Final · CF · G1
DEN114
LAL126
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · DEN @ LAL
Anthony Davis posts 37 and 10 as Lakers beat Denver
37 points and 10 rebounds in a 126–114 win. Conference finals series: Lakers 1, Denver 0.
Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 38 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 114 |
| LAL | 36 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 126 |
Who led
Anthony DavisLAL37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicDEN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Jamal MurrayDEN
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.
Losing minutes
Monte MorrisDEN
−5.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in the regular season (55 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.
Top performances
Anthony Davis leads the day with 37
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Anthony DavisLAL vs DEN · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 ASTNikola JokicDEN @ LAL · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTJamal MurrayDEN @ LAL · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 ASTKentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL vs DEN · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 ASTLeBron JamesLAL vs DEN · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 12 ASTMichael Porter Jr.DEN @ LAL · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST