DENVER -- — Luka Doncic scored 32 points in his best game by far with the Lakers, leading Los Angeles to a 123-100 runaway win at Denver on Saturday night that snapped the Nuggets' nine-game winning streak.

LeBron James added 25 points, Austin Reaves scored 23 and Rui Hachimura had 21 when he left holding his left side with 10 minutes remaining — the Lakers didn't miss him, going on a 12-2 run to stretch their lead to 19.

The Lakers never trailed in winning in Denver for the first time since April 10, 2022. They had lost 13 of their previous 14 against the Nuggets.

Doncic averaged 14.7 points in his first three games with the Lakers. He surpassed that less than 10 minutes in and had 19 points by halftime with the Lakers up 63-54.

Aaron Gordon scored 24 points and Jamal Murray 19 for Denver, which lost for the first time this month. Nikola Jokic posted his 26th triple-double of the season, but he was just 2 of 7 from the floor with six turnovers.

The Nuggets have never won 10 in a row during coach Michael Malone's decade in Denver.

Takeaways

Lakers: Los Angeles returns home for a season-high six-game homestand that begins Tuesday night with a visit from the Dallas Mavericks as Doncic faces his former team for the first time since the Feb. 2 trade that sent him to LA for Anthony Davis.

Nuggets: The loss takes a little bit of shine off the Nuggets' recent roll. None of their nine consecutive wins came against teams currently in the top six of their conference.

Key moment

After allowing the Nuggets to score the first eight points of the second half to pull to 63-62, the Lakers went on a 10-0 run sparked by James’ dunk and capped by Doncic’s 3.

Key stat

Both teams were 16 of 41 from long range.

Up next

The Lakers host the Mavericks Tuesday night and the Nuggets visit Indiana on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaxson Hayes vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:29	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:20	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	0	0
11:14	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:04	Christian Braun defensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
10:50	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot layup (Jaxson Hayes assists)	0	2
10:32	Rui Hachimura personal foul	0	2
10:29	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	2
10:24	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	0	4
10:03	Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup	0	4
10:02	Christian Braun offensive rebound	0	4
10:00	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	4
9:56	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	0	4
9:36	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	0	4
9:36	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	0	5
9:36	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	0	6
9:22	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	6
9:05	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	3	8
8:56	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	6	8
8:40	Luka Doncic misses 5-foot two point shot	6	8
8:39	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	6	8
8:34	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	8	8
8:17	Austin Reaves makes 1-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	8	10
8:03	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	10
7:45	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	10	12
7:26	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	12
7:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	10	12
7:16	LeBron James misses driving layup	10	12
7:15	LeBron James offensive rebound	10	12
7:14	LeBron James misses two point shot	10	12
7:13	LeBron James offensive rebound	10	12
7:13	LeBron James makes tip shot	10	14
7:01	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	14
6:44	LeBron James bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	13	14
6:44	Austin Reaves loose ball foul	13	14
6:44	Nuggets Full timeout	13	14
6:44	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	13	14
6:44	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	13	14
6:35	Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot jumper	13	14
6:31	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	13	14
6:22	Jamal Murray shooting foul	13	14
6:22	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
6:22	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
6:09	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	16
6:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	13	16
5:56	Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	13	18
5:43	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	18
5:31	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	16	18
5:29	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	16	18
5:29	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	16	18
5:24	Michael Porter Jr. misses dunk	16	18
5:22	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	16	18
5:19	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	16	21
5:05	Jamal Murray bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	16	21
4:59	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	16	24
4:57	Nuggets Full timeout	16	24
4:57	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	16	24
4:57	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	16	24
4:53	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	16	24
4:49	Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	16	24
4:45	Julian Strawther personal foul	16	24
4:38	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	24
4:34	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	16	24
4:25	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	18	24
4:18	Julian Strawther shooting foul	18	24
4:18	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	18	25
4:18	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	18	25
4:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	25
4:11	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	18	25
4:11	Nikola Jokic turnover	18	25
3:53	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	18	25
3:53	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	18	26
3:53	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
3:43	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	18	27
3:39	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point shot	18	27
3:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	18	27
3:37	Julian Strawther flagrant foul type 1	18	27
3:37	(03:37) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	18	27
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	18	28
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2	18	28
3:37	Lakers offensive team rebound	18	28
3:37	Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon	18	28
3:37	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Julian Strawther	18	28
3:37	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	18	28
3:34	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	18	31
3:30	Lakers delay of game violation	18	31
3:21	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	18	31
3:21	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	18	31
3:21	Nuggets offensive team rebound	18	31
3:21	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	19	31
3:08	Luka Doncic misses 20-foot two point shot	19	31
3:06	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	19	31
3:00	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	31
2:55	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	19	31
2:53	Luka Doncic makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	19	33
2:42	Christian Braun makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	21	33
2:26	Luka Doncic misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	21	33
2:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	21	33
2:09	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Gabe Vincent steals)	21	33
2:03	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	21	35
1:50	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	21	35
1:50	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	22	35
1:50	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	22	35
1:50	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	22	35
1:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luka Doncic	22	35
1:50	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	23	35
1:36	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	35
1:33	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	23	35
1:25	Russell Westbrook makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	25	35
1:09	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	35
1:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	25	35
1:02	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	25	35
1:00	Nuggets offensive team rebound	25	35
1:00	Gabe Vincent loose ball foul	25	35
1:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	26	35
1:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	35
47.1	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	35
44.1	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	27	35
40.1	Christian Braun makes 20-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	29	35
20.1	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	29	38
4.1	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	38
2.0	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	29	38
2.0	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	31	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	38

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

1:30 AM, February 23, 2025

Coverage

ABC, ESPN+, ERADM

Attendance

19,998

Referees

Derrick Collins, Brian Forte, Kevin Scott

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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