Nuggets (124) vs Lakers (114) · Mar 2, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 2, 2024

42-19DenverNuggets

124

33-29Los AngelesLakers

114

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	31	31	35	124
LAL	33	33	23	25	114

Game Recap

Denver wins their 6th game in a row as they defeat Los Angeles, 124-114. For Denver, Nikola Jokic led the way with 35 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists aided by Michael Porter Jr. (25 points (five 3PM), 10 rebounds, four assists) and Jamal Murray (24 points, six rebounds, and 11 assists) in the victory. Lebron James recorded 26 points, nine assists, and three steals with Rui Hachimura tallying 23 points and Austin Reaves putting up 19 points and 14 assists for Los Angeles in the losing effort. Denver improves to 42-19 on the season, while Los Angeles moves to 33-29 with the loss.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	10-10	5-5	0-0	10	4	1	1	1	0	+4	25
50Aaron GordonPF	34	8-16	1-4	1-1	9	5	1	0	1	2	+10	18
15Nikola JokicC	38	16-25	1-5	2-2	10	7	0	1	3	1	+16	35
0Christian BraunSG	23	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	2	2	1	+9	2
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	11-23	1-5	1-2	6	11	1	0	2	2	+6	24
9Justin Holiday	31	5-7	3-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	+8	13
8Peyton Watson	15	3-5	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	3	0	0	-3	7
7Reggie Jackson	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	+3	0
22Zeke Nnaji	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-3	0
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	54-9258.7%	11-2642.3%	5-771.4%	47	34	5	7	10	8	-	124

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
28Rui HachimuraSF	36	10-15	3-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	-13	23
23LeBron JamesPF	37	12-20	2-5	0-2	4	9	3	0	3	1	-1	26
3Anthony DavisC	38	7-13	0-0	3-4	11	2	0	3	0	3	-11	17
15Austin ReavesSG	36	7-12	3-6	2-2	2	14	0	0	2	1	-9	19
1D'Angelo RussellPG	30	6-13	2-7	3-3	3	3	0	0	0	1	+2	17
26Spencer Dinwiddie	19	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	-7	3
12Taurean Prince	12	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
11Jaxson Hayes	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	0	+1	4
5Cam Reddish	18	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	-8	3
10Max Christie	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Skylar Mays	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	12-2941.4%	8-1172.7%	31	33	5	4	7	9	-	114

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenlal

(11:55) Jump Ball Davis vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:41) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
20
(11:19) MISS Russell 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:16) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:00) Jokic 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
40
(10:48) MISS James 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:46) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:31) MISS Murray 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:29) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:21) MISS Davis 5' Hook Shot
(10:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:19) Hachimura P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
(10:06) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:50) Davis 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
42
(9:41) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:32) Davis 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
44
(9:20) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:20) James STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:16) Russell 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
46
(8:48) MISS Jokic 8' Hook Shot
(8:48) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:45) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:38) Hachimura 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reaves 3 AST)
49
+3 (8:18) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
79
(8:08) Reaves Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:08) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:01) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:58) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:55) Reaves 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 2 AST)
712
+2 (7:31) Jokic 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
912
+2 (7:17) Hachimura 3' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Reaves 4 AST)
914
+3 (7:06) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1214
+2 (6:44) Hachimura 17' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Reaves 5 AST)
1216
(6:25) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:23) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:20) James 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)
1218
(6:20) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:05) MISS Murray 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:04) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:53) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
+1 (5:53) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1219
+1 (5:53) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1220
+2 (5:37) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1420
+3 (5:17) James 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hachimura 1 AST)
1423
(4:47) MISS Murray 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:44) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (10 PTS)
1623
+2 (4:28) Davis 3' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (James 3 AST)
1625
(4:15) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:13) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:57) MISS Hachimura 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:46) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1825
+2 (3:30) Hachimura 2' Dunk (9 PTS) (Reaves 6 AST)
1827
(3:19) Jokic Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (3:05) Reaves 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1829
(2:51) MISS Jokic 5' Hook Shot
(2:51) Davis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:47) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:29) MISS Prince 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:26) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:19) Watson 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2029
(1:58) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(1:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:40) Gordon 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2229
(1:22) MISS Davis 16' Jump Shot
(1:20) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:07) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:00) Prince 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Reaves 7 AST)
2231
(0:55) Davis P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(0:55) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (0:45) Jokic 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2431
(0:32) MISS Prince 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:30) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:24) Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2731
(0:08) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Butler)
(0:04) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:04) Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2732
+1 (0:04) Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2733
(0:01) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

124Points114

54-92(58.7%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

5-7(71.4%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(6)

34Assists33

5Steals5

7Blocks4

10Turnovers7

8Fouls9

64Pts In The Paint62

12Fast Break Pts13

7Pts Off Turnovers15

20Bench Pts12

10Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, March 2, 2024 · 8:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ABC