Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

40-25Los AngelesLakers

126

43-24DenverNuggets

131

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	40	27	32	27	126
DEN	32	39	31	29	131

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Lakers, 131-126, behind Jamal Murrays go-ahead three with 6.2 seconds remaining. The Nuggets move to 43-24 with the win while the Lakers fall to 40-25.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Dalton KnechtSF	36	13-27	5-13	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	5	-10	32
2Jarred VanderbiltPF	24	3-6	1-2	2-4	7	7	3	0	1	4	-13	9
27Alex LenC	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	3	-8	2
15Austin ReavesSG	39	13-26	4-10	7-7	8	13	4	0	4	3	0	37
30Jordan GoodwinPG	33	4-8	2-3	0-0	6	2	1	1	0	2	-8	10
10Christian Koloko	19	4-7	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	1	5	+13	8
20Shake Milton	28	7-11	1-2	1-1	5	3	1	0	2	1	+10	16
88Markieff Morris	23	3-11	1-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	2	-5	7
9Bronny James	15	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	+8	5
5Cam Reddish	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-12	0
17Dorian Finney-Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Gabe Vincent	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	49-10546.7%	15-4037.5%	13-1681.3%	47	32	10	2	8	25	-	126

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	5-11	1-4	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	3	+11	13
32Aaron GordonPF	31	3-6	2-4	9-10	7	4	0	1	0	1	+16	17
15Nikola JokicC	37	8-16	0-4	12-17	7	5	3	1	4	5	+2	28
0Christian BraunSG	34	9-10	2-3	2-2	5	6	1	0	1	1	+8	22
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	9-16	5-9	3-3	4	5	0	1	2	2	+6	26
4Russell Westbrook	27	7-16	3-6	0-0	6	7	1	0	4	2	+2	17
22Zeke Nnaji	16	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	0	-11	4
8Peyton Watson	16	1-5	0-1	2-4	1	1	2	1	0	0	-8	4
24Jalen Pickett	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8551.8%	13-3141.9%	30-3878.9%	39	30	7	5	12	15	-	131

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Len: Tip to Goodwin
(11:39) MISS Goodwin 12' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(11:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:31) Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:22) Reaves 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
(11:05) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:03) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Reaves 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:53) Len REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:47) MISS Knecht 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:45) Len REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:43) MISS Knecht 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:39) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:34) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:34) Reaves STEAL (1 STL)
(10:29) MISS Reaves 5' Running Layup
(10:29) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:29) NUGGETS Rebound
(10:10) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) Len REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (9:59) Reaves 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
52
(9:39) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:39) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:28) Vanderbilt 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knecht 1 AST)
82
+3 (9:12) Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
85
(8:54) MISS Reaves 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:52) Len REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(8:50) MISS Reaves 3PT Jump Shot
(8:50) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:38) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:34) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:28) MISS Knecht 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:22) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:22) Goodwin 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
105
(8:22) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:07) Gordon 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
107
+2 (7:52) Vanderbilt 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
127
+2 (7:34) Jokic Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
129
(7:24) Reaves Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:24) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:24) Len Transition Take Foul (P1.T1) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (7:24) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1210
(7:16) Koloko S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
(7:16) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:16) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (7:16) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1211
(7:05) MISS Koloko 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(7:05) Lakers Rebound
+2 (6:58) Reaves 18' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
1411
(6:42) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (6:25) Knecht 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
1711
(6:13) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:11) Jokic Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1713
+2 (5:57) Knecht 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 3 AST)
1913
(5:49) Koloko S.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (5:49) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1914
+1 (5:49) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1915
(5:36) MISS Knecht 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:27) MISS Jokic 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:25) Koloko REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:17) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+2 (5:07) Knecht 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Reaves 4 AST)
2115
+3 (4:53) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2118
(4:34) Reaves Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:34) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:30) Westbrook 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
2120
(4:29) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (4:13) Reaves 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Koloko 1 AST)
2320
(3:57) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:56) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:50) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:49) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:41) Koloko 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2520
+2 (3:29) Braun 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2522
+2 (3:12) Koloko 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Reaves 5 AST)
2722
(3:03) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:00) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:55) MISS Reaves 1' Running Reverse Layup
(2:53) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:47) MISS Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:47) Milton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:40) Milton 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2922
(2:40) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (2:29) Jokic 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2924
(2:12) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Koloko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:09) MISS Koloko Tip Layup Shot
(2:09) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:09) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
+1 (2:09) James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3024
+1 (2:09) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3124
+2 (1:59) Jokic 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
3126
(1:59) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goldenberg)
(1:59) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:57) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:39) Milton 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 6 AST)
3426
+3 (1:25) Westbrook 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3429
+3 (1:16) James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 7 AST)
3729
(1:05) MISS Jokic 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (0:50) Reaves 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
4029
+2 (0:43) Westbrook 11' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
4031
(0:30) MISS Morris 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:27) NUGGETS Rebound
(0:27) Len L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (0:27) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
4032
(0:27) MISS Watson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:25) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:05) MISS Reaves 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:03) Len REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
(0:03) MISS Len Tip Layup Shot
(0:03) NUGGETS Rebound
(0:00) MISS Westbrook 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

126Points131

49-105(46.7%)Field Goal(%)44-85(51.8%)

15-40(37.5%)3-Point(%)13-31(41.9%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)30-38(78.9%)

47(19)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)

32Assists30

10Steals7

2Blocks5

8Turnovers12

25Fouls15

62Pts In The Paint58

15Fast Break Pts27

19Pts Off Turnovers13

36Bench Pts25

11Largest Lead13

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,946 (104.4%)

tv: NBA TV