In a closely contested Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to secure a halftime lead over the Denver Nuggets with a score of 53-50. The Lakers displayed a strong performance in the second quarter, outscoring the Nuggets 29-22, highlighted by Anthony Davis' impressive 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 9 rebounds. LeBron James also contributed significantly with 10 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds, particularly excelling in the second quarter. The Nuggets were led by Jamal Murray with 16 points, while Nikola Jokic added 8 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists. Aaron Gordon's buzzer-beating three-pointer marked his first of the series, bringing some momentum to the Nuggets. The Lakers have shown resilience in this series, maintaining a lead at halftime for the fifth consecutive game, bolstered by a crucial 12-0 run.
Lakers lead the Nuggets 53-50 at the half. FOX 11 SPORTS: https://t.co/gNK27Msv5h https://t.co/3p0kt072GM
It’s a lakers home game the Nuggets are pumping crowd noise https://t.co/m1236Jfr3m
LA has outrebounded Denver 25-21. They've also won the FT battle thus far (9-11 vs. 6-6). If that holds, it would just be the second time this series they've outshot Denver at the FT line and the first time since Game 1. https://t.co/PZcFDFdNP8
Can the Lakers hold on to their lead to make it to Game 6? 👀 https://t.co/1Xm5MrfS9u
Despite a buzzer-beating 3 from Aaron Gordon, his first 3 of the series, LAL outscored DEN 29-22 in the 2nd Q, and take a 53-50 lead into the half. Anthony Davis again led the way, with 16 points on 8 of 10 FG's, while holding Jokic to 8 points on 4 of 7 FG's.
Everybody seeing the Lakers with a halftime lead in Denver https://t.co/Ae67BbFbMf
The Lakers having another halftime lead in Denver https://t.co/TleOYn0kjm
The Lakers are up after the first half AGAIN, for the FIFTH STRAIGHT GAME. This time it's just by a possession, 53-50. AD and Murray lead all scorers with 16 apiece.
Huge 3 from Aaron Gordon just before the half cuts LAL's lead in half. We go to the break with LAL up 53-50. AD 16p on 8-of-10 9r; LeBron 10p 7a 4r. DEN: Murray 16p; MPJ 11p; Jokic 8p 11r 4a.
Halftime https://t.co/zH1tvOce8m
Halftime: Lakers 53, Nuggets 50 For the fifth time this series, LA enters halftime with a lead. They outscored Denver 29-22 in the second quarter. AD has 16 points and 9 rebounds. LeBron has 10/4/7. AR has 8 points. DLo has 7. LA has a 26-16 paint points advantage.
Halftime: Lakers 53, Nuggets 50
Halftime in Denver: The Nuggets trail the Lakers 53-50.....
Behind-the-back to the spin move for the bucket ⚡️ https://t.co/ZYUq1PEAnI
Tire 'em out, Lakers
Denver has to take something off the board defensively. Can't be the Lakers driving, with LeBron attacking matchups, with Reaves/Russell mixing in pullups, with LeBron/AD P&R.
Lakers have been better than the Nuggets for nearly 3/4 of the series. Just unlucky. If this gets to 2-3 …. Oh boy https://t.co/yKzPTCFhaf
Denver has gone away from the drop, more at the level, more Jokic engaging and LeBron James is just picking it apart. Adding a layer to the Lakers offense by being able to just hit Anthony Davis on the roll. https://t.co/bp5miPGXi9
12-0 run for the squad https://t.co/9INqaZo2n8
LeBron and the Lakers are fighting to force Game 6 👀 🎥: @NBA https://t.co/hsutNaMmyh
Lakers 12-0 run 😭😭 https://t.co/MLQmlcaCYq
The Lakers have outscored the Nuggets by 11 in the first 5 1/2 minutes of the 2nd Q to regain the lead, 41-34. DEN timeout. AD has 14 pts on 7-of-8 shooting and 5 reb so far.
Keep fighting, @lakers
LeBron’s going to work in the post and in the paint. 💪 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/lh0j8DOoaC
am i hallucinating? did u really tweet this hahahaha https://t.co/tVLRDRH0Se
It's one or the other, LeBron. What's it gonna be? https://t.co/JT5ijcAH6P
& one, King. https://t.co/Hs4jGm7obD
Baseline fade. And-1 inside. LeBron going to work in the 2nd quarter of Game 5 on TNT 💪 https://t.co/30u03tCMN4
First quarter: Nuggets 28, Lakers 24 Denver closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run. This is the first game they've led after the first. AD has 8 points and 4 rebounds. Austin Reaves has 6 points. LeBron has 2/2/2. Rui Hachimura has 3 points on 1-for-7 shooting. DLo is 0-for-2.
Halftime: Lakers 61, Nuggets 48 Anthony Davis has 17 points and 11 rebounds. LeBron James has 14 points and 3 assists. Austin Reaves has 13 points and 5 assists. DLo has 7 points (3-6 FGs). LA is shooting 57.4% and has outscored Denver 42-24 in the paint. DEN is shooting 40.5%.
First quarter: Lakers 28, Nuggets 23 Anthony Davis has 8 points and 7 rebounds. LeBron James and Austin Reaves each have 6 points. DLo has 2 points on 1-of-3 shooting. LA is shooting 59.1% and has been dominant in the paint with 24 paint points (12 of their 13 made FGs).
The Lakers lead 53-49 at halftime after being up by as much as 12 points. Lebron James - 14 p, 4 a, 3 r Anthony Davis - 16 p, 3 a, 7 r Austin Reaves - 10 p, 1 a, 3 r Some bad sequences led to Denver cutting down the lead but the energy has been there for LA today 🙌 https://t.co/hrsKbzPRkq
Halftime: Lakers 53, Nuggets 49 It feels like LA should be up by more with how Denver is shooting and turning the ball over. DEN's offensive rebounds (9) and second-chance points (12) have kept them in this. AD has 16 pts and 7 rebs. LeBron has 13/3/4. AR has 10 pts.
First quarter: Lakers 33, Nuggets 23 Anthony Davis has 12 points (4-7 FGs) and 5 rebounds. LeBron James has 8 points and 3 assists. Austin Reaves has 6 points. Rui Hachimura has 5 points. DLo is 0-3. LA is shooting 54.5%. LA playing with pace + verve + organization offensively.