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Thursday, May 18, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 5 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final · CF · G2
LAL103
DEN108
Q1 DEN 0; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2021–22May 18, 2022: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs DAL), 21 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · LAL @ DEN

Jamal Murray posts 37 and 10 as Denver beats Lakers

37 points and 10 rebounds in a 108–103 win. Conference finals series: Denver 2, Lakers 0.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-3+5DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL27262624103
DEN27212832108
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 34, 10, 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37DEN37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23DEN23 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25, 30, 26, 22LAL22 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 10, 7, 10, 21, 15, 23, 23, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 37 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray 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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 34, 10, 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37DEN vs LAL · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 24, 39, 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23DEN vs LAL · W
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Nov 20, 2017: 22 PTS · 16 REB · 12 AST
23 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25, 30, 26, 22LAL @ DEN · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 10, 7, 10, 21, 15, 23, 23, 22LAL @ DEN · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 6, 21, 5, 2, 4, 9, 17, 21LAL @ DEN · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 30, 11, 25, 23, 23, 17, 40, 18LAL @ DEN · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST