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Nuggets

108-120

Final

LAL

Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 31 after a big 1st quarter, and the Lakers rout the depleted Nuggets 120-108

By AP•Mar 20, 2025

Game Recap

Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in just three quarters of work, and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday night in a matchup of injury-depleted Western Conference contenders.

Nikola Jokic (elbow) and Jamal Murray (ankle) missed their second straight games for Denver, while LeBron James (hamstring) and Rui Hachimura (knee) continued their longer-term absences for Los Angeles.

Austin Reaves had 22 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who have won nine consecutive home games and three straight since finishing their 0-4 road trip last Friday with a loss at Denver.

Aaron Gordon scored 26 points for the Nuggets.

The Lakers scored a season-high 46 points in the first quarter led by Doncic, who scorched Denver for 21 points in his highest-scoring quarter of the season. He missed the Lakers’ 131-126 loss to Denver last Friday, when the Lakers nearly won without him and James.

Los Angeles led by 28 after three quarters, allowing Doncic to get extra rest amid five home games in seven days.

Bronny James played the final 3:58.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Even without Jokic and Murray, offense wasn't the problem. Los Angeles made 60% of its shots in the first three quarters.

Lakers: Doncic dominated early, but they're thriving with balance. Six Lakers scored in double figures, and big men Jaxson Hayes and Christian Koloko played solid defense.

Key moment

Doncic was afire from the opening tip, scoring nine points in less than three minutes and 20 points in about eight minutes. He led an 18-2 run midway through the first quarter with three 3-pointers and three assists before cooling off.

Key stat

Doncic scored 30 points for the 200th time in his NBA career. He's done it eight times in 16 games with LA.

Up next

The Nuggets visit the Trail Blazers on Friday. The Lakers host the Bucks on Thursday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

Series tied 2-2

Regular Season Series

DEN at LAL

Sun, Nov 24

127 - 102

Final

LAL at DEN

Sun, Feb 23

123 - 100

Final

LAL at DEN

Sat, Mar 15

126 - 131

Final

DEN at LAL

Thu, Mar 20

108 - 120

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

LAL

41-87FG42-83

47Field Goal %51

13-393PT16-38

33Three Point %42

13-21FT20-28

12Offensive Rebounds8

33Defensive Rebounds30

25Assists25

8Steals13

4Blocks3

18Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls1

30Points Conceded Off Turnovers18

26Fast Break Points16

17Fouls17

0Largest Lead30

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Aaron Gordon vs. Jaxson Hayes (Luka Doncic gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	2	0
11:28	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	0
11:16	Luka Doncic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	4	0
11:16	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	4	0
11:16	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1	4	0
11:13	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	4	0
10:59	Luka Doncic makes 1-foot two point shot	6	0
10:42	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	0
10:40	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	6	0
10:18	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	0
10:04	Luka Doncic shooting foul	9	0
10:04	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	9	1
10:04	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	9	2
9:45	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	11	2
9:34	Aaron Gordon traveling	11	2
9:17	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	2
9:16	Nuggets Full timeout	14	2
9:02	Russell Westbrook makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	14	5
8:41	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	5
8:38	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	14	5
8:33	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	14	7
8:11	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	14	7
8:11	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	15	7
8:11	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	16	7
8:02	Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	16	9
7:43	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Luka Doncic assists)	18	9
7:25	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	12
7:07	Jordan Goodwin misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	12
7:04	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	18	12
6:59	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	12
6:57	Christian Braun defensive rebound	18	12
6:53	Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point shot (Christian Braun assists)	18	15
6:29	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	21	15
6:12	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	21	15
6:12	Michael Porter Jr. makes technical free throw	21	16
6:12	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	21	16
6:08	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	16
5:57	Luka Doncic makes 30-foot three pointer	24	16
5:49	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	24	16
5:47	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	24	16
5:44	Gabe Vincent personal foul	24	16
5:37	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	16
5:33	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	24	16
5:25	Gabe Vincent misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	16
5:25	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	24	16
5:18	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	24	16
5:15	Gabe Vincent makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	27	16
5:15	Nuggets Full timeout	27	16
5:15	Spencer Jones enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	27	16
5:07	Peyton Watson misses layup	27	16
5:06	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	27	16
5:06	Russell Westbrook misses tip shot	27	16
5:05	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	27	16
4:53	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot two point shot	29	16
4:53	Peyton Watson shooting foul	29	16
4:53	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	30	16
4:39	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	30	16
4:31	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three pointer (Gabe Vincent assists)	33	16
4:23	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	33	16
4:23	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	33	16
4:23	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	16
4:23	Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Christian Braun	33	16
4:23	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	33	17
4:12	Gabe Vincent makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	36	17
4:02	Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer	36	20
3:51	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	20
3:48	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	36	20
3:40	Jaxson Hayes blocks Russell Westbrook's two point shot	36	20
3:39	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	36	20
3:38	Aaron Gordon misses 4-foot tip shot	36	20
3:36	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	36	20
3:34	Austin Reaves out of bounds bad pass turnover	36	20
3:34	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	36	20
3:34	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Austin Reaves	36	20
3:21	Russell Westbrook makes 8-foot two point shot	36	22
3:06	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dalton Knecht assists)	39	22
2:54	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	39	22
2:54	Nuggets offensive team rebound	39	22
2:54	Christian Koloko enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	39	22
2:54	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	39	22
2:54	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Peyton Watson	39	22
2:54	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon	39	22
2:46	Vlatko Cancar misses 25-foot three point jumper	39	22
2:41	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	39	22
2:41	Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot	39	24
2:31	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	42	24
2:30	Nuggets Full timeout	42	24
2:18	Vlatko Cancar misses layup	42	24
2:13	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	42	24
2:09	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	42	24
2:06	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	42	24
1:58	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	24
1:55	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	42	24
1:45	Christian Koloko bad pass (Jalen Pickett steals)	42	24
1:41	Spencer Jones makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	42	26
1:41	Christian Koloko shooting foul	42	26
1:41	Spencer Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	42	27
1:32	Vlatko Cancar shooting foul	42	27
1:32	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2	43	27
1:32	Dalton Knecht misses free throw 2 of 2	43	27
1:28	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	43	27
1:14	Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	43	27
1:12	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	43	27
1:07	Christian Koloko makes two point shot	45	27
54.0	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	27
50.1	Jalen Pickett offensive rebound	45	27
49.1	Jalen Pickett makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	45	29
35.2	Spencer Jones personal take foul	45	29
35.2	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	45	29
35.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	45	29
35.2	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	46	29
16.1	Luka Doncic blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 3-foot driving layup	46	29
16.1	Lakers defensive team rebound	46	29
16.1	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	46	29
16.1	Peyton Watson enters the game for Vlatko Cancar	46	29
4.1	Luka Doncic misses 19-foot two point shot	46	29
1.1	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	46	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	46	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	46	29
12:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Luka Doncic	46	29
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Christian Koloko	46	29
12:00	Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	46	29
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	46	29
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Peyton Watson	46	29
11:48	Vlatko Cancar bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	46	29
11:40	Austin Reaves misses running pullup jump shot	46	29
11:38	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	46	29
11:28	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals)	46	29
11:23	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Jordan Goodwin assists)	48	29
11:15	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	48	29
11:08	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	29
11:03	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	48	29
11:02	Spencer Jones bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals)	48	29
10:57	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordan Goodwin assists)	51	29
10:39	Vlatko Cancar bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	51	29
10:36	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	53	29
10:35	Nuggets Full timeout	53	29
10:35	Christian Braun enters the game for Jalen Pickett	53	29
10:35	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Vlatko Cancar	53	29
10:24	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	53	29
10:24	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	53	29
10:24	Nuggets offensive team rebound	53	29
10:24	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	53	30
10:11	Dalton Knecht makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	56	30
9:58	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	56	33
9:40	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	56	33
9:40	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2	57	33
9:40	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	58	33
9:25	Michael Porter Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot	58	35
9:08	Spencer Jones blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot driving layup	58	35
9:05	Christian Braun defensive rebound	58	35
9:02	Christian Braun makes two point shot	58	37
8:46	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	60	37
8:36	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals)	60	37
8:32	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Goodwin assists)	62	37
8:16	Aaron Gordon traveling	62	37
8:16	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	62	37
8:16	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	62	37
8:16	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dalton Knecht	62	37
8:06	Luka Doncic bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	62	37
7:57	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	62	39
7:44	Michael Porter Jr. vs. Dorian Finney-Smith (Luka Doncic gains possession)	62	39
7:31	Luka Doncic makes 20-foot jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	64	39
7:09	Peyton Watson misses 2-foot two point shot	64	39
7:07	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	64	39
7:04	Luka Doncic bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	64	39
6:59	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	64	39
6:57	Jaxson Hayes misses two point shot	64	39
6:56	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	64	39
6:55	Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot	64	39
6:54	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	64	39
6:32	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	64	39
6:31	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	64	39
6:29	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot	64	41
6:12	Austin Reaves makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	66	41
6:02	Austin Reaves shooting foul	66	41
6:02	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	66	41
6:02	Nuggets offensive team rebound	66	41
6:02	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	66	41
6:02	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	66	41
6:02	Spencer Jones enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	66	41
6:02	Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2	66	41
5:59	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	66	41
5:46	Gabe Vincent makes 23-foot three pointer (Luka Doncic assists)	69	41
5:31	Christian Braun misses driving floating jump shot	69	41
5:26	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	69	41
5:20	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	69	41
5:05	Aaron Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	69	43
4:49	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	43
4:47	Christian Braun defensive rebound	69	43
4:40	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	43
4:39	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	69	43
4:29	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	69	43
4:26	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	69	43
4:22	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	69	45
4:21	Lakers Full timeout	69	45
4:21	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	69	45
4:16	Jordan Goodwin bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	69	45
4:12	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	69	45
4:12	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	69	46
4:12	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot	69	48
4:07	Gabe Vincent offensive foul	69	46
4:07	Gabe Vincent turnover	69	46
3:59	Spencer Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	46
3:55	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	69	46
3:33	Peyton Watson blocks Luka Doncic 's 2-foot driving layup	69	48
3:30	Christian Braun defensive rebound	69	48
3:28	Christian Braun offensive charge	69	48
3:28	Christian Braun turnover	69	48
3:28	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	69	48
3:09	Jordan Goodwin misses driving floating jump shot	69	48
3:09	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	69	48
3:03	Luka Doncic shooting foul	69	48
3:03	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	69	48
3:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	69	48
3:03	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	69	48
3:03	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	69	49
2:48	Dalton Knecht misses 23-foot three point jumper	69	49
2:44	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	69	49
2:42	Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	69	51
2:24	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	69	51
2:24	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	69	51
2:24	Lakers offensive team rebound	69	51
2:24	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Dalton Knecht	69	51
2:24	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	69	51
2:21	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	69	51
2:07	Peyton Watson bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	69	51
1:49	Jarred Vanderbilt steps out of bounds turnover	69	51
1:26	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup	69	53
1:14	Peyton Watson kicked ball violation	69	53
1:01	Jarred Vanderbilt makes alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)	71	53
55.0	Russell Westbrook misses driving layup	71	53
53.1	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	71	53
52.0	Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	71	53
49.1	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	71	53
49.1	Peyton Watson makes tip shot	71	55
36.0	Peyton Watson shooting foul	71	55
36.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	72	55
36.0	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	73	55
26.2	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	73	57
8.0	Luka Doncic bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	73	57
4.2	Peyton Watson makes dunk	73	59
1.0	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	73	59
0.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	73	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	73	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Gabe Vincent	73	59
12:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	73	59
11:47	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	73	59
11:40	Luka Doncic kicked ball violation	73	59
11:25	Peyton Watson bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	73	59
11:22	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	73	59
11:22	Dorian Finney-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	74	59
11:22	Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	74	59
11:20	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	74	59
11:05	Aaron Gordon makes 6-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	74	61
10:43	Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot	74	61
10:41	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	74	61
10:29	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	74	61
10:23	Luka Doncic makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	76	61
10:07	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	76	64
9:49	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	79	64
9:31	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	79	64
9:28	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	79	64
9:22	Jordan Goodwin makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	81	64
9:12	Aaron Gordon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	81	67
8:45	Jordan Goodwin misses 23-foot three point jumper	81	67
8:40	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	81	67
8:34	Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	81	67
8:32	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	83	67
8:14	Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	83	70
8:00	Jordan Goodwin misses driving layup	83	70
7:57	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	83	70
7:56	Jordan Goodwin makes two point shot	85	70
7:36	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point jumper	85	70
7:34	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	85	70
7:26	Luka Doncic bad pass (Aaron Gordon steals)	85	70
7:22	Austin Reaves shooting foul	85	70
7:22	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	85	70
7:22	Nuggets offensive team rebound	85	70
7:22	Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2	85	70
7:20	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	85	70
7:08	Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	87	70
6:55	Austin Reaves blocks Russell Westbrook's driving layup	87	70
6:55	Nuggets offensive team rebound	87	70
6:55	Lakers Full timeout	87	70
6:55	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	87	70
6:42	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	70
6:38	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	87	70
6:28	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot two point shot	87	70
6:26	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	87	70
6:20	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot driving dunk	87	72
5:50	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	87	72
5:47	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	87	72
5:44	Luka Doncic personal foul	87	72
5:44	Spencer Jones enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	87	72
5:32	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	87	74
5:14	Austin Reaves makes 34-foot three pointer (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	90	74
5:03	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	74
5:01	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	90	74
4:55	Austin Reaves makes 9-foot two point shot	92	74
4:40	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	74
4:38	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	92	74
4:31	Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	94	74
4:31	Nuggets Full timeout	94	74
4:31	Christian Koloko enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	94	74
4:31	Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Peyton Watson	94	74
4:14	Christian Koloko shooting foul	94	74
4:14	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	94	74
4:14	Nuggets offensive team rebound	94	74
4:14	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	94	75
3:58	Christian Koloko makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)	96	75
3:47	Spencer Jones misses layup	96	75
3:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	96	75
3:37	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	96	75
3:37	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	96	75
3:28	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point shot	96	75
3:23	Christian Koloko defensive rebound	96	75
3:11	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	99	75
3:03	Christian Koloko shooting foul	99	75
3:03	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	99	76
3:03	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Austin Reaves	99	76
3:03	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	99	76
3:03	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Russell Westbrook	99	76
3:03	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon	99	76
3:03	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	99	77
2:46	Spencer Jones shooting foul	99	77
2:46	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	99	77
2:46	Lakers offensive team rebound	99	77
2:46	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	99	77
2:46	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	100	77
2:30	Zeke Nnaji misses 20-foot jumper	100	77
2:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	100	77
2:20	Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	100	77
2:17	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	100	77
2:06	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds lost ball turnover	100	77
2:06	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	100	77
1:50	Jalen Pickett misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	100	77
1:47	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	100	77
1:40	Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper	100	77
1:37	Nuggets defensive team rebound	100	77
1:19	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	100	77
1:16	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	100	77
1:07	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	100	77
58.0	Zeke Nnaji misses layup	100	77
55.1	Christian Koloko defensive rebound	100	77
44.2	Gabe Vincent makes 28-foot three pointer (Luka Doncic assists)	103	77
19.1	shot clock turnover	103	77
19.1	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	103	77
5.0	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	103	77
3.0	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	103	77
3.0	Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point shot	105	77
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	105	77

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Christian Koloko	105	77
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	105	77
11:42	Austin Reaves makes 4-foot two point shot	107	77
11:24	Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	77
11:23	Lakers defensive team rebound	107	77
11:08	Dalton Knecht misses driving layup	107	77
11:06	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	107	77
11:02	Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot three point shot	107	77
10:58	Hunter Tyson offensive rebound	107	77
10:54	Jalen Pickett misses driving layup	107	77
10:53	Nuggets offensive team rebound	107	77
10:48	Vlatko Cancar makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	107	79
10:25	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point jumper	107	79
10:21	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	107	79
10:14	Hunter Tyson misses 22-foot three point jumper	107	79
10:12	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	107	79
10:06	Austin Reaves misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	79
10:01	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	107	79
9:55	Spencer Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)	107	81
9:31	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumper	107	81
9:28	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	107	81
9:21	Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	84
9:01	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Jalen Pickett steals)	107	84
8:46	Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper	107	84
8:44	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	107	84
8:39	Dalton Knecht misses 11-foot two point shot	107	84
8:35	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	107	84
8:28	Zeke Nnaji misses two point shot	107	84
8:26	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	107	84
8:19	Lakers Full timeout	107	84
8:19	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Gabe Vincent	107	84
8:19	PJ Hall enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	107	84
8:05	Austin Reaves misses 21-foot two point shot	107	84
8:05	Lakers offensive team rebound	107	84
8:05	shot clock turnover	107	84
7:43	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	107	84
7:42	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	107	84
7:40	Spencer Jones makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	107	86
7:12	Dorian Finney-Smith makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)	109	86
7:00	Spencer Jones makes 9-foot hook shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	109	88
6:35	Jalen Pickett shooting foul	109	88
6:35	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	110	88
6:35	Christian Koloko enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	110	88
6:35	Shake Milton enters the game for Dalton Knecht	110	88
6:35	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	111	88
6:15	PJ Hall vs. Christian Koloko (PJ Hall gains possession)	111	88
6:07	Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (PJ Hall assists)	111	91
5:49	Spencer Jones shooting foul	111	91
5:49	Shake Milton misses free throw 1 of 2	111	91
5:49	Lakers offensive team rebound	111	91
5:49	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	111	91
5:49	Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2	112	91
5:37	Hunter Tyson makes two point shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	112	93
5:23	Austin Reaves misses 10-foot two point shot	112	93
5:19	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	112	93
5:17	PJ Hall blocks Shake Milton 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot	112	93
5:15	Shake Milton offensive rebound	112	93
5:11	Shake Milton misses two point shot	112	93
5:11	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	112	93
5:05	Dalton Knecht shooting foul	112	93
5:05	Hunter Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2	112	94
5:05	Hunter Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	112	95
4:44	PJ Hall shooting foul	112	95
4:44	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	113	95
4:44	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	114	95
4:28	Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three pointer (Hunter Tyson assists)	114	98
4:01	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	114	98
3:58	Nuggets defensive team rebound	114	98
3:58	Bronny James enters the game for Austin Reaves	114	98
3:47	Hunter Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	114	98
3:44	PJ Hall offensive rebound	114	98
3:42	PJ Hall makes two point shot	114	100
3:28	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point jumper	114	100
3:25	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	114	100
3:08	Hunter Tyson steps out of bounds turnover	114	100
2:48	Dalton Knecht makes 12-foot two point shot	116	100
2:38	Nuggets Full timeout	116	100
2:32	Hunter Tyson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)	116	102
2:09	Dalton Knecht misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	116	102
2:05	PJ Hall defensive rebound	116	102
1:52	Hunter Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	116	102
1:50	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	116	102
1:35	PJ Hall blocks Shake Milton 's 2-foot driving layup	116	102
1:31	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	116	102
1:27	Shake Milton misses 23-foot three point jumper	116	102
1:23	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	116	102
1:18	Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	116	105
1:00	Jordan Goodwin misses 23-foot three point jumper	116	105
57.1	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	116	105
47.0	Shake Milton personal foul	116	105
47.0	Nuggets Full timeout	116	105
40.1	PJ Hall makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	116	108
26.1	PJ Hall personal take foul	116	108
21.0	Vlatko Cancar personal take foul	116	108
21.0	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 1 of 2	117	108
21.0	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2	118	108
11.1	Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	118	108
11.0	Lakers defensive team rebound	118	108
11.0	PJ Hall loose ball foul	118	108
11.0	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 1 of 2	119	108
11.0	Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2	120	108
5.1	Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	120	108
1.1	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	120	108
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120	108
0.0	End of Game	120	108

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:00 AM, March 20, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, Spectrum Sports Net, ERADM, Altitude Sports

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Zach Zarba, Ray Acosta, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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Luka Doncic scores 31 after a big 1st quarter, and the Lakers rout the depleted Nuggets 120-108

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