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Lakers snap Nuggets' 9-game winning streak behind Luka Doncic's best game yet for LA

By AP•Feb 23, 2025

Game Recap

Luka Doncic hits a side-step 3 to force a timeout for the Nuggets.

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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Series tied 1-1

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

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Game Analysis

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Game Stats

LAL

DEN

43-86FG34-85

50Field Goal %40

16-413PT16-41

39Three Point %39

21-25FT16-21

9Offensive Rebounds12

30Defensive Rebounds33

27Assists28

15Steals6

9Blocks1

8Turnovers20

1Technical Fouls0

11Points Conceded Off Turnovers39

33Fast Break Points9

20Fouls18

26Largest Lead0

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	31	38
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	31	38
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Gabe Vincent	31	38
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	31	38
12:00	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	31	38
11:37	LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot	31	38
11:33	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	31	38
11:30	Russell Westbrook misses running pullup jump shot	31	38
11:27	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	31	38
11:05	Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	38
11:03	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	31	38
10:48	Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	31	38
10:47	Nuggets offensive team rebound	31	38
10:47	LeBron James loose ball foul	31	38
10:41	Michael Porter Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	33	38
10:28	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	33	38
10:28	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	33	39
10:28	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	33	40
10:17	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	40
10:16	LeBron James defensive rebound	33	40
10:12	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	33	40
10:12	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 1 of 2	33	41
10:12	Dalton Knecht makes free throw 2 of 2	33	42
9:55	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	42
9:53	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	42
9:53	Dalton Knecht loose ball foul	33	42
9:39	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	33	42
9:38	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	42
9:38	shot clock turnover	33	42
9:27	LeBron James makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Austin Reaves assists)	33	44
9:08	Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	36	44
8:56	Austin Reaves misses two point shot	36	44
8:55	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	36	44
8:50	Lakers Full timeout	36	44
8:50	(08:50) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	36	44
8:50	Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	44
8:50	Lakers defensive team rebound	36	44
8:50	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	36	44
8:50	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	36	44
8:35	LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot	36	44
8:31	Christian Braun defensive rebound	36	44
8:19	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (LeBron James steals)	36	44
8:15	LeBron James makes two point shot	36	46
7:54	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	36	46
7:54	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	37	46
7:54	Nikola Jokic enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	37	46
7:54	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	37	46
7:54	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	38	46
7:48	Julian Strawther personal foul	38	46
7:48	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Julian Strawther	38	46
7:40	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper	38	46
7:37	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	38	46
7:29	Jamal Murray bad pass (Dalton Knecht steals)	38	46
7:22	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point shot	38	46
7:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	38	46
7:12	Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	40	46
7:01	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer	40	49
6:47	LeBron James blocks Aaron Gordon's layup	40	49
6:46	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	40	49
6:45	Dalton Knecht blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot two point shot	40	49
6:43	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	40	49
6:36	Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	42	49
6:11	Hunter Tyson shooting foul	42	49
6:11	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	42	50
6:11	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray	42	50
6:11	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dalton Knecht	42	50
6:11	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for LeBron James	42	50
6:11	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	42	51
5:48	Aaron Gordon misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	42	51
5:45	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	42	51
5:37	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	51
5:33	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	42	51
5:29	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	42	51
5:26	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	42	51
5:10	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	44	51
4:47	Jaxson Hayes misses 4-foot two point shot	44	51
4:45	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	44	51
4:33	Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot two point shot	44	51
4:31	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	44	51
4:14	Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover	44	51
4:14	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Hunter Tyson	44	51
4:00	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	44	51
4:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	45	51
4:00	Gabe Vincent enters the game for Austin Reaves	45	51
4:00	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	46	51
4:00	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	46	51
3:42	LeBron James misses driving layup	46	51
3:41	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	46	51
3:30	Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	46	51
3:27	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	46	51
3:23	Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	46	53
3:07	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	46	53
2:52	Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper	46	53
2:49	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	46	53
2:44	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	46	53
2:41	LeBron James makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	46	55
2:39	Nuggets Full timeout	46	55
2:39	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	46	55
2:22	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	46	55
2:11	LeBron James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	46	58
1:52	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	49	58
1:36	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	58
1:33	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	49	58
1:28	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	52	58
1:11	Gabe Vincent misses 24-foot three point jumper	52	58
1:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	52	58
1:02	Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	52	58
59.1	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	52	58
55.1	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	52	60
44.1	Jamal Murray bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	52	60
38.0	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	63
23.1	LeBron James shooting foul	52	63
23.1	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	53	63
23.1	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	54	63
23.1	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	54	63
23.1	Austin Reaves enters the game for Gabe Vincent	54	63
0.0	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	54	63
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	54	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	54	63
12:00	Luka Doncic technical foul	54	63
12:00	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	55	63
12:00	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Russell Westbrook	55	63
11:50	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	55	63
11:44	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	55	63
11:39	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	55	63
11:39	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	56	63
11:39	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	57	63
11:29	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	63
11:26	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	57	63
11:17	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	60	63
11:08	Austin Reaves misses 9-foot two point shot	60	63
11:05	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	60	63
11:03	Jaxson Hayes bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	60	63
10:59	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	62	63
10:40	LeBron James makes 1-foot driving dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	62	65
10:21	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	62	65
10:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	62	65
10:13	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	62	68
9:58	Jaxson Hayes vs. Jamal Murray (Luka Doncic gains possession)	62	68
9:58	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	62	68
9:36	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot driving dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	62	70
9:11	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	70
9:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	62	70
9:03	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	73
9:02	Nuggets Full timeout	62	73
8:43	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	62	73
8:41	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	62	73
8:41	Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot	64	73
8:20	Luka Doncic makes 2-foot two point shot	64	75
8:06	Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot two point shot	64	75
8:03	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	75
7:57	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	64	75
7:55	Nuggets defensive team rebound	64	75
7:45	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	64	75
7:45	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	64	75
7:45	Nuggets offensive team rebound	64	75
7:45	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	65	75
7:20	Austin Reaves makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	65	77
6:57	Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	68	77
6:42	Austin Reaves bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	68	77
6:29	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aaron Gordon assists)	71	77
6:22	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	71	77
6:22	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	71	78
6:22	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	71	78
6:22	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2	71	78
6:19	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	71	78
6:10	Jamal Murray bad pass (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	71	78
6:07	LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	71	80
6:07	Jamal Murray shooting foul	71	80
6:07	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	71	80
6:05	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	71	80
5:52	LeBron James blocks Christian Braun 's 3-foot layup	71	80
5:52	Nuggets offensive team rebound	71	80
5:52	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Christian Braun	71	80
5:52	Gabe Vincent enters the game for LeBron James	71	80
5:43	Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	74	80
5:29	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	80
5:26	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	74	80
5:20	Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover	74	80
5:14	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	74	83
4:50	Austin Reaves personal foul	74	83
4:40	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving layup	74	83
4:38	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	74	83
4:38	Russell Westbrook misses tip shot	74	83
4:37	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	74	83
4:27	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	74	83
4:27	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	74	84
4:27	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	74	85
4:18	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	74	85
4:13	Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point shot	74	85
4:12	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	74	85
4:12	Luka Doncic misses tip shot	74	85
4:11	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	74	85
4:06	Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point shot	74	85
4:06	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	74	85
3:44	Austin Reaves misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	85
3:41	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	74	85
3:32	Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	77	85
3:12	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	77	88
2:53	Michael Porter Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	79	88
2:33	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	79	91
2:15	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	82	91
1:57	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	82	94
1:55	Nuggets Full timeout	82	94
1:55	Lakers Full timeout	82	94
1:55	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	82	94
1:55	Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray	82	94
1:55	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	82	94
1:55	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	82	94
1:55	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	82	94
1:42	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	82	94
1:30	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	84	94
1:04	Austin Reaves makes 10-foot two point shot	84	96
53.0	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot	86	96
39.2	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)	86	96
30.0	Christian Braun misses two point shot	86	96
29.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	96
29.1	Austin Reaves personal foul	86	96
29.1	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	86	96
29.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	96
29.1	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	87	96
12.1	Lakers Coach's Challenge	87	96
12.1	(00:12.5) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	87	96
12.1	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Julian Strawther	87	96
12.1	Christian Braun personal foul	87	96
1.0	Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	96
0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	87	96
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	87	96

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Julian Strawther enters the game for Nikola Jokic	87	96
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	87	96
12:00	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	87	96
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	87	96
11:53	Gabe Vincent personal foul	87	96
11:42	Russell Westbrook bad pass	87	96
11:42	Julian Strawther loose ball foul	87	96
11:31	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	87	96
11:28	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	87	96
11:14	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	96
11:13	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	87	96
11:12	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	87	96
11:12	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	87	96
11:12	Nuggets offensive team rebound	87	96
11:12	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	87	96
11:09	LeBron James defensive rebound	87	96
10:47	shot clock turnover	87	96
10:34	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	96
10:34	Nuggets offensive team rebound	87	96
10:34	Rui Hachimura loose ball foul	87	96
10:34	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	87	96
10:28	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	96
10:24	LeBron James defensive rebound	87	96
10:18	LeBron James makes driving layup	87	98
10:07	Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)	89	98
9:59	Lakers Full timeout	89	98
9:59	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Rui Hachimura	89	98
9:37	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot	89	100
9:15	Jordan Goodwin blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 2-foot driving layup	89	100
9:14	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	89	100
9:11	Russell Westbrook misses 9-foot two point shot	89	100
9:11	Nuggets offensive team rebound	89	100
9:11	shot clock turnover	89	100
8:51	Gabe Vincent makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	89	103
8:29	Julian Strawther makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	91	103
8:14	Jordan Goodwin makes 7-foot two point shot	91	105
7:55	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	91	105
7:55	Gabe Vincent defensive rebound	91	105
7:31	Jordan Goodwin makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	91	108
7:31	Nuggets Full timeout	91	108
7:31	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	91	108
7:31	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	91	108
7:31	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	91	108
7:31	Luka Doncic enters the game for Gabe Vincent	91	108
7:31	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jordan Goodwin	91	108
7:10	Jaxson Hayes blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot driving layup	91	108
7:08	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	91	108
7:07	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot	91	108
7:04	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	91	108
6:59	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	91	108
6:59	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	91	109
6:59	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	91	110
6:41	Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	94	110
6:14	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	94	110
6:12	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	94	110
6:07	LeBron James blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot	94	110
6:07	Nuggets offensive team rebound	94	110
6:07	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	94	110
5:59	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot	94	110
5:58	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	94	110
5:39	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three pointer	94	113
5:24	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	97	113
4:56	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	97	113
4:54	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	97	113
4:50	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Luka Doncic steals)	97	113
4:46	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	97	115
4:36	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Rui Hachimura steals)	97	115
4:15	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	97	117
4:15	Nuggets Full timeout	97	117
4:15	Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun	97	117
4:15	PJ Hall enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	97	117
4:15	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Nikola Jokic	97	117
4:15	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	97	117
4:15	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Aaron Gordon	97	117
4:15	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	97	117
4:02	Hunter Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	97	117
3:59	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	97	117
3:46	Hunter Tyson shooting foul	97	117
3:46	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	97	118
3:46	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	97	119
3:28	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	119
3:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	97	119
3:19	Lakers Full timeout	97	119
3:19	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Austin Reaves	97	119
3:19	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	97	119
3:19	Alex Len enters the game for Rui Hachimura	97	119
3:19	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Luka Doncic	97	119
3:19	Shake Milton enters the game for LeBron James	97	119
3:10	Dalton Knecht misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	119
3:08	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	97	119
3:02	Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	119
3:00	Hunter Tyson offensive rebound	97	119
2:46	Trey Jemison III blocks PJ Hall 's 3-foot two point shot	97	119
2:42	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	97	119
2:41	Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper	97	119
2:39	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	97	119
2:26	Trey Jemison III misses driving layup	97	119
2:25	PJ Hall defensive rebound	97	119
2:10	Hunter Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	97	119
2:06	PJ Hall offensive rebound	97	119
2:05	PJ Hall lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	97	119
1:59	Dalton Knecht makes driving layup	97	121
1:45	Spencer Jones misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	97	121
1:43	Alex Len defensive rebound	97	121
1:23	PJ Hall blocks Jordan Goodwin 's 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	121
1:20	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	97	121
1:19	Trey Jemison III makes 8-foot hook shot	97	123
1:13	PJ Hall misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	123
1:09	Shake Milton defensive rebound	97	123
59.1	Shake Milton steps out of bounds turnover	97	123
59.1	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones	97	123
46.1	Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	100	123
26.1	Dalton Knecht bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)	100	123
23.1	Jalen Pickett bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals)	100	123
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	100	123
0.0	End of Game	100	123

Time, Location & Referees

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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	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

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

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