Final

Los Angeles Lakers34-21123 winneratDenver Nuggets37-20100

Sat, Feb 22, 8:30 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COABC/ESPN+

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAL	38	25	33	27	123
DEN	31	23	33	13	100

Los Angeles Lakers

123

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rui HachimuraF	36	21	0	4	1	0	0	7-12	4-9	3-4	+14
LeBron JamesF	33	25	9	5	1	3	1	11-19	1-4	2-3	+9
Jaxson HayesC	25	4	4	1	1	1	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	+8
Austin ReavesG	33	23	4	7	0	1	2	7-13	4-7	5-6	+13
Luka DončićG	31	32	10	7	4	1	1	10-22	4-9	8-8	+20
Dorian Finney-Smith	27	3	4	0	2	0	1	1-5	1-4	0-0	+21
Gabe Vincent	19	3	2	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	+17
Jarred Vanderbilt	6	1	1	2	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	+1
Jordan Goodwin	11	5	1	0	2	1	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	+6
Dalton Knecht	9	4	1	0	1	1	1	1-3	0-2	2-2	+3
Alex Len	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Trey Jemison III	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+1
Shake Milton	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Team		123	39	27	15	9	8	43-86	16-41	21-25

DNP: Markieff Morris (coach's decision), Cam Reddish (coach's decision)

Denver Nuggets

100

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.F	30	13	8	1	1	0	1	5-14	1-4	2-2	-12
Aaron GordonF	35	24	5	4	0	0	1	9-15	4-7	2-2	-25
Nikola JokićC	35	12	13	10	1	0	6	2-7	0-1	8-10	-11
Christian BraunG	29	10	3	3	1	0	0	3-7	1-3	3-4	+1
Jamal MurrayG	36	19	3	6	2	0	5	6-13	6-11	1-1	-28
Russell Westbrook	24	17	4	1	0	0	4	7-17	3-7	0-2	-15
Julian Strawther	12	2	0	2	0	0	1	1-4	0-3	0-0	-10

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 0
Biggest lead · LAL: 26
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 0
Longest run · DEN: 10

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: LAL3 in 4: LALNational TV

LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 980 mi from its previous stop.
LAL is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 827 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	DEN
Record	34-21	37-20
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	46.5h	47.5h
Rest swing	-1h	+1h
Travel in	980 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 2	Homestand · 4 of 4
Miles before tip	827 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	3 in 4	—
Fatigue Index	5	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. DEN's 1.

How each side got here980 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

980 mi

Portland, ORDenver, CO

LAL came from Portland, OR with 980 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Portland, OR to Denver, CO

DEN

0 mi

Denver, CONo travel

DEN stayed in Denver, CO between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 2 vs homestand 4 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 827 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip827 mi

Segment miles1,807 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ABC/ESPN+
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMLALESPN LA 710/1330 KWKWESPN RadioSiriusXM

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