Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

26-16Los AngelesLakers

115

29-15DenverNuggets

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	28	29	29	29	115
DEN	37	34	17	19	107

Game Recap

The Lakers made a 15-pt comeback and defeated the Nuggets, 115-107. The Lakers improve to 26-16, while the Nuggets fall to 29-15.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	34	8-15	1-1	2-6	9	8	0	0	6	2	+13	19
12Jake LaRaviaPF	26	3-5	0-2	1-1	1	2	0	0	3	2	+4	7
5Deandre AytonC	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	0	1	-1	4
36Marcus SmartSG	31	4-9	3-6	4-5	2	1	0	0	0	2	+6	15
77Luka DoncicPG	35	12-21	3-9	11-12	13	10	2	0	3	2	-2	38
28Rui Hachimura	28	4-13	1-3	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	2	-2	9
11Jaxson Hayes	22	4-5	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	2	0	2	+16	9
7Gabe Vincent	17	1-2	1-2	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	3	+3	5
2Jarred Vanderbilt	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	-2	0
26Drew Timme	10	4-6	1-1	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	+5	9
44Kobe Bufkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8350.6%	10-2540.0%	21-3265.6%	51	24	3	2	12	18	-	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	36	6-9	4-7	0-0	5	0	1	1	1	5	+6	16
8Peyton WatsonPF	37	7-17	4-8	0-0	5	3	3	1	3	3	-6	18
32Aaron GordonC	31	6-9	2-4	4-8	4	5	0	0	0	1	-8	18
24Jalen PickettSG	26	3-9	1-2	0-0	6	4	1	0	0	2	-4	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	10-21	4-8	4-4	2	11	0	0	1	2	-3	28
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	30	2-12	0-8	6-7	2	2	1	3	0	3	0	10
22Zeke Nnaji	18	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	2	-4	6
11Bruce Brown	22	2-6	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	3	-21	4
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	39-8744.8%	15-3740.5%	14-1973.7%	31	27	6	7	5	21	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Gordon vs. Ayton: Tip to Murray
+3 (11:44) Pickett 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:21) Doncic 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
23
+3 (11:04) Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
26
(10:45) MISS L. James 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:42) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) Murray 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
28
+2 (10:17) Ayton 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
48
+3 (10:00) Watson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
411
+2 (9:46) Doncic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
611
+3 (9:31) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
614
+3 (9:15) Doncic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
914
(8:57) Doncic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
(8:57) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:57) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (8:57) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
915
(8:48) MISS Ayton 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:47) Lakers Rebound
(8:35) L. James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:35) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(8:28) MISS Watson 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:27) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:23) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:19) NUGGETS Rebound
(8:09) MISS Watson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:07) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:54) L. James OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ford)
(7:54) L. James Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:42) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:39) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Doncic 5' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1115
(7:11) MISS Pickett 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:08) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) L. James Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(7:04) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:54) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1118
+3 (6:40) Doncic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1418
(6:18) MISS Watson 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:15) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:05) MISS Ayton 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:03) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:55) Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1421
(5:45) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (5:33) Doncic 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (14 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
1621
(5:14) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:14) Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:11) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) MISS Hachimura 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:02) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:53) Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1624
+2 (4:33) LaRavia 5' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1824
(4:33) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Ralls)
+1 (4:33) LaRavia Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1924
(4:29) LaRavia P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Ralls)
(4:29) Vanderbilt AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Ralls)
+1 (4:29) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1925
(4:20) MISS Hardaway Jr. 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:18) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:13) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
+1 (4:13) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2025
(4:13) MISS Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:11) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:50) Jones 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2028
(3:32) Nnaji S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Ralls)
+1 (3:32) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
2128
+1 (3:32) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
2228
+2 (3:19) Murray 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS)
2230
(3:11) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:11) Watson STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (2:51) Watson 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
2233
(2:34) MISS Vanderbilt 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:31) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:20) Vincent S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goldenberg)
(2:20) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:20) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2234
+1 (2:20) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2235
(2:03) MISS Hayes 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:00) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:50) MISS Murray 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:47) Hachimura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) MISS L. James 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:35) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:34) Lakers Rebound
+2 (1:28) Hachimura Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
2435
(1:15) MISS Watson 13' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:12) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:03) Hachimura 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
2635
(0:51) Vincent P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (0:51) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2636
+1 (0:51) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2637
(0:37) MISS Hachimura 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:34) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:24) MISS Brown 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:21) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:00) L. James 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2837

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

115Points107

42-83(50.6%)Field Goal(%)39-87(44.8%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)15-37(40.5%)

21-32(65.6%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

51(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(5)

24Assists27

3Steals6

2Blocks7

12Turnovers5

18Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint40

25Fast Break Pts7

8Pts Off Turnovers20

32Bench Pts20

12Largest Lead16

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,974 (104.6%)

tv: NBC