Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Mar 14, 2026

FINAL

41-27DenverNuggets

125

42-25Los AngelesLakers

127

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	26	24	37	31	7	125
LAL	34	27	26	31	9	127

Game Recap

The Lakers defeat the Denver Nuggets, 127-125, to improve to 42-25 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 41-27.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	43	6-13	4-10	2-2	4	3	1	1	2	5	+15	18
32Aaron GordonPF	34	9-16	5-10	4-7	5	2	0	2	3	1	-3	27
15Nikola JokicC	43	10-19	2-6	2-2	16	14	5	1	4	2	+6	24
0Christian BraunSG	33	5-9	0-2	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	3	-6	12
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	1-14	1-7	2-3	6	6	2	0	2	6	-9	5
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	28	6-13	4-10	4-4	1	3	2	0	1	1	+2	20
21Spencer Jones	23	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	4	-2	5
11Bruce Brown	19	4-6	2-3	2-2	4	2	1	1	0	0	-5	12
17Jonas Valanciūnas	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-8	2
1Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
45David Roddy	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-9546.3%	19-4938.8%	18-2281.8%	41	33	13	5	15	22	-	125

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	40	7-13	1-3	2-3	6	5	2	0	5	2	+6	17
36Marcus SmartPF	35	8-15	5-12	0-0	3	2	5	1	0	2	+16	21
5Deandre AytonC	27	4-6	0-0	1-4	9	2	0	1	2	3	+1	9
15Austin ReavesSG	45	12-21	3-8	5-6	7	6	1	1	3	3	+7	32
77Luka DoncicPG	43	10-26	4-14	6-9	11	13	1	3	6	3	-4	30
28Rui Hachimura	25	3-6	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	-8	6
10Luke Kennard	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-9	3
11Jaxson Hayes	20	1-2	0-0	3-4	4	0	1	0	0	4	-2	5
12Jake LaRavia	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+3	4
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 —
17Drew Timme	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jarred Vanderbilt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9351.6%	14-4233.3%	17-2665.4%	46	31	10	6	16	20	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENLAL

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+3 (11:32) Murray 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
+3 (11:12) Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
33
(11:01) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:58) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:55) MISS Doncic 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:51) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:35) Gordon 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
53
(10:21) MISS Reaves 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:03) Jokic 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
73
(9:52) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:52) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(9:46) MISS Murray 4' Running Layup
(9:46) Reaves BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:37) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:23) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
76
(9:09) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:09) L. James STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:04) Reaves 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
79
(8:41) MISS Braun 4' Layup
(8:41) Smart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:41) LAKERS Rebound
+3 (8:31) Reaves 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
712
(8:15) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(8:15) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:15) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (8:15) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
812
+3 (8:01) Doncic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
815
(8:01) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:46) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (7:28) Reaves 4' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
817
+3 (7:22) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1117
(7:08) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(7:08) MISS Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:08) LAKERS Rebound
(7:08) MISS Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:43) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1417
+2 (6:27) L. James 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1419
(6:08) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(6:05) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:00) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(5:47) MISS Doncic 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(5:44) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:41) Braun 4' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1619
(5:30) MISS Kennard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:27) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:15) Reaves S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (5:15) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1719
(5:15) MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:13) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:58) Reaves 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
1721
(4:43) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:43) Kennard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:32) MISS Doncic 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:30) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:26) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:23) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:16) Doncic 14' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1723
(4:16) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:16) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1724
(3:57) MISS Murray 2' Driving Hook Shot
(3:56) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:46) Hachimura 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)
1726
(3:28) MISS S. Jones 11' Floating Jump Shot
(3:24) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:22) S. Jones S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
(3:22) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:22) LAKERS Rebound
+1 (3:22) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1727
+2 (3:07) Jokic 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1927
+2 (2:48) Hachimura 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
1929
(2:34) MISS Jokic 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:32) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:23) MISS Doncic 5' Driving Layup
(2:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:18) Braun 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2129
(2:18) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:07) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:07) Nuggets Rebound
(1:49) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:45) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:37) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:36) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (1:19) Hardaway Jr. 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2429
+3 (1:05) Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Doncic 5 AST)
2432
(0:46) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:43) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:41) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:41) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:30) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:28) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (0:23) Doncic 12' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2434
+2 (0:06) Jokic 1' Driving Reverse Layup (9 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
2634
(0:02) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:01) LAKERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

LAL

125Points127

44-95(46.3%)Field Goal(%)48-93(51.6%)

19-49(38.8%)3-Point(%)14-42(33.3%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)46(7)

33Assists31

13Steals10

5Blocks6

15Turnovers16

22Fouls20

44Pts In The Paint56

25Fast Break Pts15

17Pts Off Turnovers33

39Bench Pts18

8Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, March 14, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: ABC