Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Lakers in NBA Playoffs | Game 5 - April 29

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Nuggets vs. Lakers: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Nikola Jokic averages 26.4 points, 12.4 boards and 9 assists.

Michael Porter Jr.'s numbers on the season are 16.7 points, 7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 48.4% from the field and 39.7% from downtown, with an average of 2.7 made treys.

Murray averages 21.2 points, 4.1 boards and 6.5 assists.

Aaron Gordon averages 13.9 points, 6.5 boards and 3.5 assists, shooting 55.6% from the field.

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

Lakers Key Players

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

LeBron James' numbers on the season are 25.7 points, 7.3 boards and 8.3 assists per game. He is making 54% of his shots from the field and 41% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.1 triples.

D'Angelo Russell's numbers on the season are 18 points, 3.1 boards and 6.3 assists per contest. He is sinking 45.6% of his shots from the floor and 41.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 3 treys (ninth in league).

The Lakers are getting 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game from Austin Reaves.

Per game, Spencer Dinwiddie gets the Lakers 10.5 points, 2.7 boards and 4.7 assists, plus 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks.

Nuggets vs. Lakers Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets are outscoring opponents by 5.3 points per game with a +431 scoring differential overall. They put up 114.9 points per game (14th in the NBA) and give up 109.6 per outing (sixth in the league).

Denver wins the rebound battle by 2.1 boards on average. It records 44.4 rebounds per game, which ranks seventh in the league, while its opponents pull down 42.3 per outing.

The Nuggets make 11.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) compared to their opponents' 11.2. They shoot 37.4% from deep while their opponents hit 35.5% from long range.

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).

The 43.1 rebounds per game Los Angeles accumulates rank 18th in the league. Their opponents pull down 44.

The Lakers hit 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 contest their opponents make, shooting 37.6% from deep.

Los Angeles puts up 113.6 points per 100 possessions (15th in league), while giving up 112.7 points per 100 possessions (16th in NBA).

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