Nuggets (108) vs Lakers (120) · Mar 19, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 19, 2025

44-26DenverNuggets

108

43-25Los AngelesLakers

120

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Nuggets, 120-108. Lakers take over 3 seed in West, move to 43-25 as the Nuggets fall to 44-26.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	30	18	31	108
LAL	46	27	32	15	120

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	5-10	1-5	1-1	4	1	3	0	2	1	12	-16
8Peyton WatsonPF	25	5-8	1-2	1-4	2	2	0	1	3	2	12	-12
32Aaron GordonC	30	9-14	5-9	3-4	11	0	1	0	4	2	26	-22
0Christian BraunSG	27	4-6	0-1	2-4	4	3	0	0	2	1	10	-15
4Russell WestbrookPG	28	4-14	1-4	3-5	4	9	2	0	3	2	12	-15
21Spencer Jones	29	4-8	0-3	1-1	3	0	0	1	1	3	9	-7
31Vlatko Čancar	22	1-4	0-2	0-0	8	3	0	0	2	2	2	0
22Zeke Nnaji	9	0-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
24Jalen Pickett	19	5-9	4-6	0-0	4	5	2	0	0	1	14	+3
5Hunter Tyson	12	2-6	0-4	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	+14
13PJ Hall	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	3	5	+11
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	13-3933.3%	13-2161.9%	45	25	8	4	18	17	108	-

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
30Jordan GoodwinSF	26	2-7	0-3	4-4	3	3	4	0	1	1	8	+1
17Dorian Finney-SmithPF	30	5-7	3-4	1-2	4	4	1	0	0	1	14	+26
11Jaxson HayesC	24	3-4	0-0	0-2	7	0	1	1	0	1	6	+11
15Austin ReavesSG	36	8-16	2-7	4-4	5	8	2	1	1	2	22	+13
77Luka DoncicPG	32	10-21	4-9	7-10	8	7	2	1	6	3	31	+20
7Gabe Vincent	22	4-6	4-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	12	+7
2Jarred Vanderbilt	18	4-6	0-1	2-2	2	1	3	0	3	2	10	+6
4Dalton Knecht	25	4-10	3-7	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	12	-6
10Christian Koloko	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	3	4	-3
20Shake Milton	6	0-4	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-11
9Bronny James	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
27Alex Len	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Cam Reddish	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8350.6%	16-3842.1%	20-2871.4%	38	25	13	3	13	17	120	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenlal

(11:56) Jump Ball Hayes vs. Gordon: Tip to Doncic
+2 (11:42) Hayes 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
02
(11:28) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:25) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:16) Doncic 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
(11:16) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(11:16) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1
(11:13) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:59) Doncic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
06
(10:42) MISS Westbrook 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:40) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:18) Reaves 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
09
(10:04) Doncic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (10:04) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
19
+1 (10:04) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
29
+2 (9:45) Doncic 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
211
(9:34) Gordon Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:17) Doncic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
214
(9:16) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (9:02) Westbrook 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
514
(8:41) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:38) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:33) Watson 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
714
(8:11) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (8:11) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
715
+1 (8:11) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
716
+2 (8:02) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
916
+2 (7:43) Hayes 3' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
918
+3 (7:25) Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Westbrook 3 AST)
1218
(7:07) MISS Goodwin 3PT Jump Shot
(7:04) Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:59) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:53) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1518
+3 (6:29) Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1521
(6:12) LAKERS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Finney-Smith ) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (6:12) Porter Jr. Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
1621
(6:08) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (5:57) Doncic 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
1624
(5:49) MISS Westbrook 2' Driving Layup
(5:47) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:44) Vincent P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(5:37) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:33) Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:25) MISS Vincent 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:25) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:18) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:18) Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:15) Vincent 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reaves 2 AST)
1627
(5:15) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(5:07) MISS Watson 10' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:06) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(5:06) MISS Westbrook Tip Layup Shot
(5:05) Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (4:53) Doncic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (16 PTS)
1629
(4:53) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (4:53) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
1630
(4:39) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:39) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:31) Doncic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Vincent 1 AST)
1633
(4:23) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
(4:23) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:23) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (4:23) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1733
+3 (4:12) Vincent 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Reaves 3 AST)
1736
+3 (4:02) Gordon 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2036
(3:51) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:48) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:40) MISS Westbrook 11' Floating Jump Shot
(3:40) Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:38) MISS Gordon 4' Tip Layup Shot
(3:36) Reaves REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:34) Reaves Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (3:21) Westbrook 8' Fadeaway Bank Shot (6 PTS)
2236
+3 (3:06) Finney-Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Knecht 1 AST)
2239
(2:54) MISS Westbrook 4' Driving Layup
(2:54) Nuggets Rebound
(2:46) MISS Cancar 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:41) Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
2439
+3 (2:31) Knecht 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
2442
(2:30) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
(2:18) MISS Cancar 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:13) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:09) MISS Doncic 7' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:06) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:58) MISS Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:55) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:45) Koloko Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:45) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:41) Jones 4' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
2642
(1:41) Koloko S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
+1 (1:41) Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2742
(1:32) Cancar S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
+1 (1:32) Knecht Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2743
(1:32) MISS Knecht Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:28) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:14) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:12) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:07) Koloko 13' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2745
(0:54) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:50) Pickett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:49) Pickett 14' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2945
(0:35) Jones Personal Take Foul (P1.PN) (N.Sago)
(0:35) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:35) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (0:35) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
2946
(0:16) MISS Nnaji 3' Driving Layup
(0:16) Doncic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:16) LAKERS Rebound
(0:04) MISS Doncic 20' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:01) Pickett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

108Points120

41-87(47.1%)Field Goal(%)42-83(50.6%)

13-39(33.3%)3-Point(%)16-38(42.1%)

13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)

45(12)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

25Assists25

8Steals13

4Blocks3

18Turnovers13

17Fouls17

52Pts In The Paint46

26Fast Break Pts16

18Pts Off Turnovers30

36Bench Pts39

0Largest Lead30

Game Details

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