Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 5, 2026

FINAL

37-25Los AngelesLakers

113

39-24DenverNuggets

120

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	22	32	32	27	113
DEN	32	32	29	27	120

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray deliver in a historic game for LeBron James as the Nuggets prevail, 120-113.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	33	7-11	0-2	2-2	5	8	3	1	1	2	-10	16
36Marcus SmartPF	32	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	2	1	0	4	4	+3	9
5Deandre AytonC	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-13	0
15Austin ReavesSG	38	6-11	1-2	3-4	5	7	3	0	0	2	-4	16
77Luka DoncicPG	40	11-24	3-10	2-4	11	7	4	0	3	3	0	27
11Jaxson Hayes	27	8-10	0-0	3-5	5	2	0	0	0	1	+7	19
28Rui Hachimura	28	6-9	4-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	3	+10	16
10Luke Kennard	20	3-6	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-7	8
12Jake LaRavia	10	1-6	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-16	2
2Jarred Vanderbilt	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
44Kobe Bufkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Dalton Knecht	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Adou Thiero	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8751.7%	13-3141.9%	10-1566.7%	32	30	12	1	10	21	-	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	39	6-12	2-6	1-2	5	4	0	0	1	0	+8	15
22Zeke NnajiPF	23	2-4	1-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	3	0	5
15Nikola JokicC	37	10-15	0-1	8-8	12	13	1	1	9	4	+6	28
3Julian StrawtherSG	28	6-10	2-5	4-5	2	0	1	0	2	4	-1	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	8-17	5-9	7-7	4	7	0	0	2	3	+9	28
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	25	4-7	2-4	4-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	+5	14
11Bruce Brown	29	3-8	2-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	+3	8
1Tyus Jones	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+4	0
17Jonas Valanciūnas	10	0-0	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	0	2	1	+1	4
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
45David Roddy	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-7552.0%	14-3145.2%	28-3190.3%	41	27	3	1	18	16	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALDEN

(11:53) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Ayton: Tip to Murray
(11:41) Reaves S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+1 (11:41) Murray Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:41) Murray Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
02
+1 (11:41) Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
03
(11:26) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:09) Jokic 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
05
(10:55) MISS Reaves 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:35) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
08
(10:20) MISS Ayton 6' Driving Layup
(10:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:15) MISS Braun 4' Running Layup
(10:13) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) Doncic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:41) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:22) MISS L. James 21' Jump Shot
(9:20) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:05) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
011
(9:04) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:52) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(8:52) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:52) Lakers Rebound
+1 (8:52) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
111
(8:35) MISS Strawther 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:24) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:24) Nnaji STEAL (1 STL)
(8:19) MISS Braun 3' Running Layup
(8:17) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:10) L. James 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
311
+2 (8:04) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
313
(7:43) MISS Smart 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:40) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:30) Strawther 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
315
(7:30) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:30) Strawther Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
316
(7:13) MISS Reaves 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:11) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Nnaji 4' Running Layup
(7:02) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:50) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (6:50) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
416
+1 (6:50) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
516
(6:40) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:40) Reaves STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:35) L. James 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
716
(6:21) MISS Strawther 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:18) Jokic Putback Layup (4 PTS)
718
(6:11) Nnaji P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(6:03) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:58) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:58) Reaves STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:54) Reaves 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
918
+2 (5:32) Jokic 3' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
920
+2 (5:16) Doncic 13' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1120
(4:58) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(4:58) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
(4:58) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (4:44) Doncic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
1320
+3 (4:27) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1323
+3 (4:12) Hachimura 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
1623
(4:02) Hachimura P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+2 (3:46) Hardaway Jr. 23' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1625
(3:34) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Taylor)
(3:34) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:34) Lakers Rebound
+1 (3:34) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1725
(3:21) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:20) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:04) Kennard 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST)
1925
+3 (2:52) Hardaway Jr. 31' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1928
(2:30) MISS Hayes 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:28) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(2:19) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:16) MISS Doncic 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:12) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:11) Jokic S.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Taylor)
(2:11) MISS Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:11) Lakers Rebound
+1 (2:11) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2028
+2 (1:52) Hardaway Jr. 17' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
2030
(1:38) MISS LaRavia 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:36) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:24) Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:13) Kennard Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:00) MISS Hardaway Jr. 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:57) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:48) MISS LaRavia 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:44) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:32) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
+1 (0:32) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2031
+1 (0:32) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2032
+2 (0:12) L. James 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
2232
(0:02) MISS Jones 6' Driving Layup
(0:02) L. James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:02) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Brown 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

DEN

113Points120

45-87(51.7%)Field Goal(%)39-75(52.0%)

13-31(41.9%)3-Point(%)14-31(45.2%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)28-31(90.3%)

32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)41(7)

30Assists27

12Steals3

1Blocks1

10Turnovers18

21Fouls16

54Pts In The Paint42

22Fast Break Pts11

26Pts Off Turnovers11

45Bench Pts26

0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,947 (104.4%)

tv: Prime Video