With a 3-0 lead in the series, the No. 1-seeded Nuggets are one win away from making their first-ever NBA Finals appearance. To get there, however, they have to take down LeBron James and the Lakers. Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Live updates
Second-quarter updates
Joker’s fouls (7:42 p.m.): Jokic picks up his third foul. There are A LOT of amused looks on the Nuggets’ bench. Malone just picked up a tech that was coming. They’re all arguing that Rui was grabbing Joker’s body/jersey on the other end.