Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Lakers in NBA Playoffs | Game 4 - April 27

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Nuggets vs. Lakers: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Nikola Jokic averages 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9 assists, shooting 58.3% from the floor (10th in NBA) and 35.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 made treys per game.

Porter is averaging 16.7 points, 7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.

Jamal Murray is averaging 21.2 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds.

Aaron Gordon's numbers on the season are 13.9 points, 6.5 boards and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 55.6% from the field.

Reggie Jackson is averaging 10.2 points, 3.8 assists and 1.9 boards.

Lakers Key Players

Anthony Davis averages 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He is also sinking 55.6% of his shots from the floor.

Per game, LeBron James gets the Lakers 25.7 points, 7.3 boards and 8.3 assists. He also averages 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks.

The Lakers are receiving 18 points, 3.1 boards and 6.3 assists per game from D'Angelo Russell.

Austin Reaves' numbers on the season are 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He is sinking 48.6% of his shots from the field and 36.7% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.9 treys.

Spencer Dinwiddie averages 10.5 points, 2.7 boards and 4.7 assists. He is making 39.2% of his shots from the field and 33.7% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 triples per game.

Nuggets vs. Lakers Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets have a +431 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.3 points per game. They're putting up 114.9 points per game to rank 14th in the league and are giving up 109.6 per contest to rank sixth in the NBA.

Denver is seventh in the league at 44.4 rebounds per game. That's 2.1 more than the 42.3 its opponents average.

The Nuggets connect on 11.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league), while their opponents have made 11.2 on average.

Denver's 115.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank seventh in the NBA, and the 110.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank eighth in the league.

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Lakers have a +49 scoring differential, putting up 118 points per game (sixth in league) and giving up 117.4 (23rd in NBA).

Los Angeles grabs 43.1 rebounds per game (18th in league), compared to the 44 of its opponents.

The Lakers make 11.8 three-pointers per game (24th in the league) at a 37.7% rate (eighth-best in NBA), compared to the 14.3 per outing their opponents make, shooting 37.6% from deep.

Los Angeles ranks 15th in the league averaging 113.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 16th, allowing 112.7 points per 100 possessions.

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