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Luka Doncic hits game-winner with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime as Lakers beat Nuggets 127-125

By AP•Mar 16, 2026

Game Recap

Luka Doncic knocks down a winning jumper from the baseline with 0.5 left in overtime for the Lakers.

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic made a fall-away jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 on Saturday night.

Austin Reaves forced overtime when he rebounded his intentionally missed free throw and made a floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.

Doncic created enough distance from Spencer Jones to make the 17-foot shot, finishing with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as he continued his spectacular play during Los Angeles’ five-game winning streak. Doncic then blocked Tim Hardaway Jr.’s desperation heave following a Denver timeout.

Reaves finished with 32 points, making the first free throw and then perfectly executing his missed second attempt off the front of the rim after the Nuggets fouled him to prevent a tying 3-point attempt leading 118-115 with 5.2 seconds left.

Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists for his 27th triple-double of the season. Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 27 points and Hardaway finished with 20.

Jamal Murray fouled out 31 seconds into overtime, finishing with five points, six rebounds and six assists on a miserable 1-for-14 night.

Houston, the Lakers, Denver and Minnesota all came into Saturday with 41 wins as they jockey to be as high as the third seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets already held tiebreakers over the Rockets and Timberwolves by virtue of having won the season series against both teams, but the Lakers denied them a clean sweep in the crowded middle.

Deandre Ayton had four of his nine points in overtime and Marcus Smart hit a 3-pointer to put Los Angeles up with 30 seconds left, only for Jokic to score a driving layup up off the glass over Ayton to tie it with 15.1 to go.

Up next

Nuggets: Host the 76ers on Tuesday.

Lakers: Visit the Rockets on Monday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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LAL win series 2-1

Regular Season Series

LAL at DEN

Wed, Jan 21

115 - 107

Final

LAL at DEN

Fri, Mar 6

113 - 120

Final

DEN at LAL

Sun, Mar 15

125 - 127

Final

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DEN

LAL

44-95FG48-93

46Field Goal %52

19-493PT14-42

39Three Point %33

18-22FT17-26

7Offensive Rebounds7

34Defensive Rebounds39

33Assists31

13Steals10

5Blocks6

15Turnovers16

0Technical Fouls0

33Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

25Fast Break Points15

22Fouls20

8Largest Lead17

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	0	0
11:32	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	0	3
11:12	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	3
11:01	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	3
10:58	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	3	3
10:55	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	3	3
10:51	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	3	3
10:35	Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot two point shot	3	5
10:21	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	5
10:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	5
10:03	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	3	7
9:52	Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	3	7
9:46	Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot running layup	3	7
9:43	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	3	7
9:37	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	7
9:37	(09:37) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	3	7
9:23	Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	6	7
9:09	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	6	7
9:04	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	9	7
8:41	Marcus Smart blocks Christian Braun 's 3-foot layup	9	7
8:41	Lakers defensive team rebound	9	7
8:31	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	12	7
8:15	Marcus Smart shooting foul	12	7
8:15	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	12	7
8:15	Nuggets offensive team rebound	12	7
8:15	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
8:01	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	15	8
8:01	Nuggets Full timeout	15	8
7:46	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	8
7:28	Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	17	8
7:22	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	17	11
7:08	Jamal Murray shooting foul	17	11
7:08	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2	17	11
7:08	Lakers offensive team rebound	17	11
7:08	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2	17	11
7:06	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	11
6:43	Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper	17	14
6:27	LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot	19	14
6:08	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	14
6:05	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	19	14
6:00	Cameron Johnson personal foul	19	14
6:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	19	14
6:00	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	19	14
5:47	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot fade away jump shot	19	14
5:44	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	19	14
5:41	Christian Braun makes 4-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	16
5:30	Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
5:27	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	19	16
5:19	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	19	16
5:19	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	19	16
5:15	Austin Reaves shooting foul	19	16
5:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
5:15	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	19	17
5:13	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	19	17
4:58	Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	21	17
4:43	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	17
4:43	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	21	17
4:32	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	21	17
4:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	21	17
4:26	Aaron Gordon misses running pullup jump shot	21	17
4:23	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	21	17
4:16	Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	23	17
4:16	Christian Braun shooting foul	23	17
4:16	Spencer Jones enters the game for Aaron Gordon	23	17
4:16	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 1	24	17
3:57	Jamal Murray misses 1-foot two point shot	24	17
3:56	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	24	17
3:46	Rui Hachimura makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	26	17
3:28	Spencer Jones misses 10-foot floating jump shot	26	17
3:24	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	26	17
3:22	Spencer Jones shooting foul	26	17
3:22	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	26	17
3:22	Lakers offensive team rebound	26	17
3:22	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	17
3:07	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	27	19
2:48	Rui Hachimura makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Luka Doncic assists)	29	19
2:34	Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot	29	19
2:32	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	29	19
2:23	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	29	19
2:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	29	19
2:18	Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	29	21
2:18	Lakers Full timeout	29	21
2:18	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	29	21
2:18	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	29	21
2:18	Bruce Brown enters the game for Christian Braun	29	21
2:18	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	29	21
2:07	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point jumper	29	21
2:07	Nuggets defensive team rebound	29	21
1:49	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	21
1:45	LeBron James defensive rebound	29	21
1:37	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	21
1:36	Nuggets defensive team rebound	29	21
1:19	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three pointer	29	24
1:05	Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	32	24
46.0	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	32	24
43.6	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	32	24
41.6	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	32	24
30.6	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	24
28.5	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	32	24
23.9	Luka Doncic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	34	24
6.9	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	34	26
2.0	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	26
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	34	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	26

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	34	26
12:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Luka Doncic	34	26
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	34	26
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Cameron Johnson	34	26
11:44	Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	37	26
11:23	Jonas Valanciunas makes 1-foot layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	37	28
10:59	Austin Reaves misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	37	28
10:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	37	28
10:57	Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper	37	28
10:54	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	37	28
10:44	Jonas Valanciunas bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	37	28
10:39	LeBron James makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	40	28
10:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	40	28
10:10	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	40	28
10:04	Jonas Valanciunas bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	40	28
9:45	LeBron James makes 4-foot fade away jump shot	42	28
9:30	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	42	28
9:28	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	42	28
9:23	LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot	42	28
9:19	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	42	28
8:58	Jamal Murray misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	28
8:57	Nuggets offensive team rebound	42	28
8:57	shot clock turnover	42	28
8:45	Austin Reaves makes 4-foot two point shot	44	28
8:45	Nuggets Full timeout	44	28
8:45	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	44	28
8:45	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	44	28
8:29	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	44	30
8:13	Spencer Jones shooting foul	44	30
8:13	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	45	30
8:13	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	46	30
8:02	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	46	30
7:59	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	46	30
7:39	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	46	30
7:36	LeBron James shooting foul	46	30
7:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	46	31
7:36	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	46	31
7:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	46	32
7:24	Deandre Ayton misses layup	46	32
7:22	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	46	32
7:20	Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	46	32
7:12	Cameron Johnson misses two point shot	46	32
7:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	46	32
7:05	LeBron James makes running layup (Austin Reaves assists)	48	32
6:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	48	32
6:41	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	48	32
6:40	Spencer Jones misses two point shot	48	32
6:40	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	48	32
6:34	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	48	32
6:34	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2	48	32
6:34	Lakers offensive team rebound	48	32
6:34	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia	48	32
6:34	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	48	32
6:34	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	48	32
6:34	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Spencer Jones	48	32
6:34	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	49	32
6:16	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	32
6:12	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	49	32
6:10	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	32
6:10	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	49	32
6:06	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	32
6:03	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	49	32
5:46	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	49	32
5:43	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	49	32
5:41	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	49	32
5:38	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	49	32
5:30	Luka Doncic kicked ball violation	49	32
5:30	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	49	32
5:30	Christian Braun enters the game for Bruce Brown	49	32
5:15	Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	49	35
5:00	Cameron Johnson blocks Austin Reaves 's 9-foot pullup jump shot	49	35
4:57	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	49	35
4:53	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	49	37
4:53	Lakers Full timeout	49	37
4:53	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	49	37
4:30	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	49	37
4:25	Christian Braun makes 3-foot running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	49	39
4:05	Marcus Smart makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	51	39
3:42	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	51	42
3:24	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	42
3:01	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	54	42
2:58	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	54	42
2:52	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	54	42
2:48	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	54	42
2:43	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	42
2:39	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	54	42
2:20	Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Luke Kennard assists)	56	42
2:12	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	56	42
2:12	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	56	42
2:12	LeBron James enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	56	42
1:56	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	56	42
1:54	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	56	42
1:53	LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	58	42
1:35	Austin Reaves personal foul	58	42
1:27	Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 4-foot two point shot	58	42
1:27	Nuggets offensive team rebound	58	42
1:26	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	58	44
1:26	Luka Doncic shooting foul	58	44
1:26	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	58	44
1:26	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	58	45
1:10	Christian Braun shooting foul	58	45
1:10	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	58	45
1:10	Lakers offensive team rebound	58	45
1:10	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	59	45
55.1	Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	59	48
33.7	Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	61	48
21.3	Austin Reaves shooting foul	61	48
21.3	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	61	49
21.3	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	61	49
21.3	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	61	49
21.3	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	61	50
2.5	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point shot	61	50
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	61	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	61	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	61	50
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	61	50
12:00	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	61	50
11:46	Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper	61	50
11:46	Lakers offensive team rebound	61	50
11:46	Jamal Murray loose ball foul	61	50
11:39	Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	64	50
11:21	Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 4-foot driving layup	64	50
11:18	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	50
11:18	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	64	50
11:06	Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	64	52
10:46	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	64	52
10:44	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	64	52
10:37	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	64	52
10:34	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	64	52
10:32	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	64	52
10:30	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	52
10:17	Aaron Gordon blocks Deandre Ayton 's 5-foot alley oop layup	64	52
10:14	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	64	52
10:09	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	64	54
9:52	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	54
9:50	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	64	54
9:39	Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	64	56
9:18	Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	66	56
9:05	Aaron Gordon offensive charge	66	56
9:05	Aaron Gordon offensive foul turnover	66	56
8:50	Jamal Murray personal foul	66	56
8:42	Jamal Murray personal foul	66	56
8:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	66	56
8:27	LeBron James makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	68	56
8:13	LeBron James personal foul	68	56
8:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	56
8:00	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	68	56
7:53	Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper	68	56
7:52	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	68	56
7:52	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	70	56
7:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	70	58
7:26	Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists)	72	58
7:26	Nuggets Full timeout	72	58
7:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	72	58
7:11	LeBron James misses running layup	72	58
7:08	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	72	58
7:05	Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	72	60
7:05	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	72	60
7:05	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1	72	60
7:03	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	72	60
6:53	Cameron Johnson personal foul	72	60
6:44	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	72	60
6:41	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	72	60
6:37	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	72	60
6:32	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	72	60
6:32	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	73	60
6:32	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	73	60
6:32	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	74	60
6:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	74	63
6:13	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	63
6:08	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	74	63
6:05	Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	74	65
5:54	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	74	65
5:49	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot running jump shot	74	65
5:46	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	74	65
5:38	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	74	65
5:28	Luke Kennard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	77	65
5:14	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	77	65
5:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	77	66
5:14	Spencer Jones enters the game for Aaron Gordon	77	66
5:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	77	67
5:00	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	77	67
4:58	Lakers offensive team rebound	77	67
4:52	Luka Doncic makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	79	67
4:29	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	79	70
4:16	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	79	70
4:16	Nuggets Full timeout	79	70
4:16	(04:16) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	79	70
4:16	Luka Doncic offensive foul	79	70
4:16	Luka Doncic offensive foul turnover	79	70
4:07	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	79	73
4:07	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	79	73
4:07	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	79	74
3:56	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	79	74
3:52	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot running dunk	79	76
3:34	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot	81	76
3:23	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	81	76
3:20	Christian Braun shooting foul	81	76
3:20	Lakers Coach's Challenge	81	76
3:20	(03:20) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	81	76
3:20	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	83	76
3:20	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1	83	76
3:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	83	76
2:55	Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	83	76
2:53	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	83	76
2:51	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	83	78
2:29	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper	83	78
2:27	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	83	78
2:27	shot clock turnover	83	78
2:27	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	83	78
2:27	Bruce Brown enters the game for Christian Braun	83	78
2:17	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	83	78
2:06	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)	85	78
1:55	Spencer Jones makes 4-foot dunk	85	80
1:36	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	80
1:34	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	85	80
1:31	Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot running dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	85	82
1:31	Lakers Full timeout	85	82
1:31	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	85	82
1:08	Marcus Smart makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	87	82
56.7	Bruce Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	87	85
44.4	Bruce Brown blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 5-foot dunk	87	85
41.2	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	87	85
34.4	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper	87	85
31.3	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	87	85
28.6	Bruce Brown makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	87	87
8.7	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	87
5.9	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	87	87
3.0	Bruce Brown misses driving layup	87	87
1.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	87	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	87	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
12:00	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Luke Kennard	87	87
12:00	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	87	87
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Marcus Smart	87	87
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luka Doncic	87	87
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	87	87
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Cameron Johnson	87	87
11:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	87	90
11:16	LeBron James misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	87	90
11:14	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	87	90
11:10	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot running jump shot	87	90
11:05	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	87	90
10:59	Austin Reaves misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	90
10:57	Lakers offensive team rebound	87	90
10:46	Austin Reaves makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	89	90
10:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	89	92
10:07	Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	89	92
10:02	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot running jump shot	89	92
9:59	LeBron James defensive rebound	89	92
9:46	Jake LaRavia makes 3-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	91	92
9:28	Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	91	92
9:06	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	94	92
8:54	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	94	92
8:54	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	94	93
8:54	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	94	93
8:54	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	94	94
8:36	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	94	94
8:33	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	94	94
8:33	Jake LaRavia personal foul	94	94
8:25	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	94	94
8:22	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	94	94
8:16	LeBron James misses 30-foot running jump shot	94	94
8:13	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	94	94
8:07	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	94	94
8:05	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	94	94
7:52	Austin Reaves misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	94	94
7:48	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	94	94
7:37	Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	94	97
7:27	Lakers Full timeout	94	97
7:27	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	94	97
7:27	Luka Doncic enters the game for Rui Hachimura	94	97
7:27	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Aaron Gordon	94	97
7:09	Jake LaRavia makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	96	97
6:59	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	96	99
6:30	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	96	99
6:28	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	96	99
6:07	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	96	99
6:05	LeBron James defensive rebound	96	99
5:50	LeBron James misses driving layup	96	99
5:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	96	99
5:50	Jaxson Hayes transition take foul	96	99
5:50	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	96	100
5:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	96	100
5:38	Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	96	103
5:28	LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	98	103
5:28	Spencer Jones shooting foul	98	103
5:28	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	98	103
5:24	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	98	103
5:13	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	98	106
4:58	Austin Reaves makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	100	106
4:48	Jaxson Hayes personal foul	100	106
4:48	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	100	106
4:41	Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper	100	106
4:38	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	100	106
4:27	Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	100	106
4:24	Cameron Johnson offensive foul	100	106
4:24	Cameron Johnson offensive foul turnover	100	106
4:12	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	100	106
4:12	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	101	106
4:12	Nuggets Full timeout	101	106
4:12	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	101	106
4:12	Christian Braun enters the game for Bruce Brown	101	106
4:12	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Spencer Jones	101	106
4:12	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	102	106
3:49	Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	102	109
3:28	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	102	109
3:28	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	103	109
3:28	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	103	109
3:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	103	109
3:12	Jamal Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	103	109
3:09	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	103	109
3:00	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	103	109
2:54	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot running jump shot	103	109
2:53	Nuggets offensive team rebound	103	109
2:45	Christian Braun bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	103	109
2:45	Lakers Full timeout	103	109
2:45	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	103	109
2:33	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	106	109
2:17	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	109
2:11	LeBron James defensive rebound	106	109
1:57	Jamal Murray shooting foul	106	109
1:57	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 3	107	109
1:57	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 3	108	109
1:57	Luka Doncic makes free throw 3 of 3	109	109
1:41	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	109	109
1:37	Austin Reaves bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	109	109
1:34	Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	109	112
1:18	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	111	112
58.9	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	111	112
58.9	LeBron James defensive rebound	111	112
54.3	Jamal Murray vs. LeBron James (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	111	112
54.3	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	111	112
49.0	Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	111	112
46.8	Marcus Smart makes driving layup	113	112
46.8	Nuggets Full timeout	113	112
46.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	113	112
31.7	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	113	115
15.3	Nikola Jokic blocks Austin Reaves 's 7-foot driving layup	113	115
12.7	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	113	115
9.9	Luka Doncic personal take foul	113	115
9.9	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	113	115
9.9	Nuggets offensive team rebound	113	115
9.9	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Marcus Smart	113	115
9.9	Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson	113	115
9.9	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	113	115
9.9	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	113	116
9.9	Lakers Full timeout	113	116
9.9	Marcus Smart enters the game for Deandre Ayton	113	116
9.9	Christian Braun enters the game for Nikola Jokic	113	116
9.2	Spencer Jones personal foul	113	116
9.2	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	114	116
9.2	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Bruce Brown	114	116
9.2	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Marcus Smart	114	116
9.2	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	115	116
9.2	Nuggets Full timeout	115	116
9.2	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	115	116
9.2	Marcus Smart enters the game for Deandre Ayton	115	116
9.2	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	115	116
9.2	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	115	116
6.4	Rui Hachimura personal take foul	115	116
6.4	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	115	117
6.4	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jake LaRavia	115	117
6.4	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	115	117
6.4	Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray	115	117
6.4	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	115	118
5.2	Cameron Johnson personal take foul	115	118
5.2	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	116	118
5.2	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	116	118
5.2	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	116	118
5.2	Spencer Jones enters the game for Christian Braun	116	118
5.2	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	116	118
4.9	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	116	118
1.9	Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	118	118
0.8	Jamal Murray misses heave jump shot	118	118
0.8	Nuggets offensive team rebound	118	118
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	118	118

OT

TIME	PLAY	LAL	DEN
5:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Spencer Jones	118	118
5:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	118	118
4:36	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	118	118
4:34	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	118	118
4:29	Jamal Murray personal foul	118	118
4:29	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	118	118
4:18	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	118	118
4:14	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	118	118
4:13	Deandre Ayton makes two point shot	120	118
3:53	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	120	118
3:53	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	120	118
3:39	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	120	118
3:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	120	118
3:26	Christian Braun misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	120	118
3:23	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	120	118
3:20	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	120	118
3:01	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	120	118
2:59	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	120	118
2:49	Luka Doncic misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	120	118
2:49	Lakers offensive team rebound	120	118
2:49	Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton	120	118
2:48	Nikola Jokic jump ball violation	120	118
2:38	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Christian Braun steals)	120	118
2:36	Marcus Smart shooting foul	120	118
2:36	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	120	119
2:36	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	120	120
2:15	Aaron Gordon blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layup	120	120
2:12	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	120	120
2:06	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	120	120
2:02	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	120	120
1:47	Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper	120	120
1:45	Christian Braun defensive rebound	120	120
1:28	Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	120	120
1:28	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	120	120
1:12	Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)	122	120
57.0	Deandre Ayton personal foul	122	120
47.0	Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	122	123
30.7	Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	125	123
30.0	Nuggets Full timeout	125	123
23.1	Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot two point shot	125	123
23.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	125	123
15.1	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	125	125
15.1	Lakers Full timeout	125	125
15.1	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Deandre Ayton	125	125
15.1	Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson	125	125
15.1	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	125	125
0.5	Luka Doncic makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	127	125
0.5	Nuggets Full timeout	127	125
0.5	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	127	125
0.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	127	125
0.5	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	127	125
0.2	Luka Doncic blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 29-foot three point jumper	127	125
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	127	125
0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	127	125
0.0	End of Game	127	125

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, March 15, 2026

Coverage

ABC

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Scott Twardoski, Justin Van Duyne

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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