For the first time in these 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 1 and trail in their series.
The final 132-126 score between the Lakers and Nuggets reflects a competitive shoot-out between both teams. However, it was definitely a tale of two halves, as the Nuggets were the only team consistently making anything in the first two quarters to take a 72-54 lead into halftime.
That lead was inflated by a record-breaking performance from Nikola Jokic, as he continues to build an individual playoff performance that, again, causes the NBA world to reconsider recent MVP voting.