Lakers vs. Nuggets: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions


The Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) play against the Denver Nuggets (1-0) at Ball Arena

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Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Monday April 22, 2024

Los Angeles Lakers 0, Denver Nuggets 0 (10:00 pm ET)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Nuggets Game 2 starters vs. Lakers:
Jamal Murray
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Michael Porter Jr.
Aaron Gordon
Nikola Jokic – 10:00 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Nuggets fans, how ya feeling? – 9:55 PM
Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Peyton Manning is in the house for Nuggets-lakers game 2 – 9:40 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Cavs go up 2-0 on the Magic.
They haven’t won a playoff series since taking Game 7 of the 2018 East Finals in Boston.
If Cleveland and Boston advance, it will be the 9th time they’d meet in the playoffs, but just the second without LeBron James or Larry Bird. (1976 ECF) – 9:37 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers’ starters for Game 2 vs. Denver:
D’Angelo Russell
Austin Reaves
Rui Hachimura
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Record as starters: 19-7 – 9:34 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
“It’s like s***. I don’t know what to do.”
“Darvin Ham on game planning for Jokic 😅
(via @DMacSportsCO)
pic.twitter.com/U3dTIJ4rIO – 9:30 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
LIVE in the Pregame Lounge with the fellas @BrendanVogt, @DLineCo and @DuvalierJohnson
Let’s preview Game 2
– Game Notes
– Adjustments coming from the Lakers
– Areas of improvement for the Nuggets
– Best @bet365_us bets
🎧 Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=xO9Mw8… pic.twitter.com/gT3cHbaxBs – 9:28 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Anthony Davis (low back soreness) and LeBron James (left ankle peroneal tendinopathy) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Denver. – 9:27 PM
Denver Nuggets @nuggets
Where is everyone watching tonight’s game from?
#MileHighPlayoffs | #Road2Gold pic.twitter.com/qclzRAfxFS – 9:26 PM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
We’re doing the K Bros family Seder, and the prayer book references the Jews receiving “manna from heaven,” which led to a “Kentavious Caldwell-Pope” joke only Brian and I understood. AK – 9:03 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Darvin Ham: on defending Nikola Jokic: “It’s like shit, I don’t know what to do.”
pic.twitter.com/Sy3mscfygd – 9:02 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Darwin Ham: on defending Nikola Jokic: “It’s like shit, I don’t know what to do.”
pic.twitter.com/Sy3mscfygd – 9:00 PM

Nick Wright @getnickwright
I just made my first significant sports bet since the Super Bowl. Maybe I’m crazy, and maybe I’ll regret it, but I actually think the Lakers win tonight.
Hard to beat a team 10x in a row! – 8:58 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham on defending Nikola Jokic: “It’s like shit, I don’t know what to do. You just gotta go out there and try to be as disciplined as possible, aggressive and consistent. And have a next-play mentality, man. … Kid is a generational-type player.” – 8:51 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
LeBron James & Nikola Jokic locked in 😤
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/we5aEKAi6I – 8:48 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Austin Reaves and D’Angelo Russell warming up… Gonna need a big game from these two pic.twitter.com/9z2Cstq066 – 8:46 PM

Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
“It’s like ‘Shit, I don’t know what to do,” Ham says of trying to guard Nikola Jokic, given his size and offensive versatility. – 8:45 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham says Jarred Vanderbilt went through extensive work at shootaround today and the Lakers are going to see how he responds to determine his progression to returning. – 8:43 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Darvin Ham says the Lakers will be back to their normal rotation for Game 2. – 8:41 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Darvin Ham says Jarred Vanderbilt “exerted himself at a pretty high level” on Monday after shootaround and the team will see how Vanderbilt’s right foot and body responds on Tuesday to determine where the forward is in his return progression. – 8:40 PM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
Darvin Ham says one of the emphases for tonight’s game is playing with more pace.
Interesting given some the Lakers looked a little tired late in Game 1. – 8:39 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
I asked Michael Malone about Anthony Davis guarding Nikola Jokic 1-on-1 and what the Nuggets are hoping to accomplish in those situations.
“We’re not going to change our game plan.” pic.twitter.com/PC74TAk67X – 8:34 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Gabe Vincent working on corner 3s pic.twitter.com/tRWQ7wd6MG – 8:31 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Here’s Michael Malone on how the Nuggets can get more free throws:
“Well, I really don’t know the answer to that.” pic.twitter.com/oa3l1D78V1 – 8:25 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Davis was 0-for-4 from 3 in Game 1, with mostly open looks when DEN sagged off him. Since the 2020 postseason when AD shot 38.3% from 3 and hit a game-winning triple against the Nuggets, he’s shot just 7-for-30 from 3 in 22 postseason games (23.3%) – 8:17 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
AD putting in some pregame work pic.twitter.com/lsI7gIfyIo – 8:03 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
A few shots from deep for LeBron pic.twitter.com/Jd6sYQQ9GO – 7:56 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
LeBron James warming up early again. pic.twitter.com/maIEiGBuHj – 7:53 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Some post work for LeBron with Phil Handy pic.twitter.com/L3kQL7XxtZ – 7:51 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
LeBron getting ready for Game 2 pic.twitter.com/9NkXGIiKQC – 7:50 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Calm before the storm… Game 2 incoming: Lakers @ Nuggets pic.twitter.com/RAATdnKAW2 – 7:27 PM

Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
What I’m watching for in Game 2 tonight vs. Lakers:
– Aaron Gordon’s foul trouble
The biggest reason why the Lakers built a double-digit lead in the 1st half of Game 1 were the two 1st quarter fouls they drew on Aaron Gordon. It changed the feel and tone of the 1st half. The – 7:17 PM
Ben Anderson @BensHoops
In a surprise to nobody who has followed their history of tiebreaker luck, the @utahjazz drop a spot in the draft and will pick 29th (via the OKC Thunder) while the @nuggets will select 28th.
#TakeNote | @kslsports pic.twitter.com/nllMGSw8kf – 6:55 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Today’s #GoodWord is Live! With guest @DarthAmin! We hit on all the Game 1’s, how Amin expects KD to respond to Ant calling him old, the Lakers-Nuggets, Dame time and Amin’s REAL DPOY
🍎: tinyurl.com/mrf8nrey
✳: tinyurl.com/mwyzbuvr
📺: youtu.be/G2KCvbnHIt0 – 6:31 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
NBA Draft news: Nuggets won the tiebreaker coin flip and now hold the 28th overall selection in the 1st round. Utah (via OKC) picks 29th. – 6:15 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Lakers finished second in a 4-way tiebreaker for the 2024 NBA Draft order after closing the season tied with Philly, Orlando and Indiana with 47 wins.
The teams will pick as follows:
16) Sixers
17) Lakers
18) Magic
19) Pacers – 5:46 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pacers came 4th in a 4-way tiebreaker with the other 47-35 teams (PHI-LAL-ORL) so their pick (which goes to TOR) will be 19th overall. Raptors have the 19th & 31st picks in this summer’s draft. They’ll also have a 45.8% of keeping their own top-6 protected pick. Lottery is May 12 – 5:45 PM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Magic, Sixers, Nuggets today
(The Coin was 3-5 this weekend 😬) – 5:38 PM
Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
How are we feeling about tonight’s lakers-Nuggets game?
And what do you expect to be the top adjustment or storyline? pic.twitter.com/16rP64lKCo – 5:13 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Kerr sees similarities between Brandin Podziemski and Lakers favorite warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/22/ste… pic.twitter.com/QTqTm6NEoO – 4:05 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Most playoff TOV per game by a center over the last 40 years (minimum 20 games):
3.6 — Joel Embiid
3.1 — Nikola Jokic pic.twitter.com/SoPxGImdIL – 4:04 PM





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