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LeBron James breaks the NBA career field goals record in the Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Nuggets

By AP•Mar 6, 2026

Game Recap

LeBron James takes a bump from Nikola Jokic after scoring, and comes up clutching at his elbow.

DENVER -- — LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for career field goals in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-113 loss to Denver on Thursday night, with the Nuggets getting 28 points each from All-Stars Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.

James injured his left elbow on a layup that pulled Los Angeles to 110-106 with four minutes to go and left the game. He returned with 2:05 left and the Lakers trailing by a point. The Lakers, however, never were able to take the lead as the Nuggets finished off a crucial wire-to-wire win.

James finished with 16 points to go with Luka Doncic's 27.

Jokic had his 23rd triple-double of the season with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists to offset nine turnovers and help the Nuggets (39-24) stay a step ahead of the streaking Lakers (37-25) in the logjammed Western Conference.

Aside from his record-breaking bucket in the first quarter — the 15,838th field goal of his 23-year career — James had a couple of sensational baskets: a corkscrew reverse fastbreak layup and an off-balance, 18-foot turnaround jumper that pulled the Lakers to 64-54 at halftime.

And he had three straight jaw-dropping assists as the Lakers staged a fourth-quarter comeback that fell just short.

The Nuggets jumped out to a 16-3 lead and led by 15 points, but turnovers kept the Lakers within striking distance all night.

Murray's 20 first-half points helped the short-handed and undersized Nuggets stay in control. Forward Aaron Gordon worked out on the court before the game but was again in street clothes by game time. Sidelined since Jan. 23 by a pulled hamstring, Gordon is expected to return to action Friday night against the Knicks.

Denver's other defensive stalwart, guard Peyton Watson, has also been out with a pulled hamstring and the Nuggets were also without forwards Cam Johnson (sprained right ankle) and Spencer Jones (strained right shoulder).

Lakers center Deandre Ayton left in the first half with a knee injury and didn't return.

Doncic picked up his 15th technical foul of the season. He'll face an automatic one-game suspension if he gets another.

Up next

Lakers: Host Indiana on Friday night.

Nuggets: Host New York on Friday night.

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Series tied 1-1

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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LAL

DEN

45-87FG39-75

52Field Goal %52

13-313PT14-31

42Three Point %45

10-15FT28-31

6Offensive Rebounds7

26Defensive Rebounds34

30Assists27

12Steals3

1Blocks1

10Turnovers18

2Technical Fouls0

11Points Conceded Off Turnovers26

22Fast Break Points11

21Fouls16

0Largest Lead15

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Austin Reaves shooting foul	0	0
11:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	1	0
11:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	2	0
11:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	3	0
11:26	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	0
11:09	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	5	0
10:55	Austin Reaves misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:53	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	0
10:35	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	8	0
10:20	Deandre Ayton misses driving layup	8	0
10:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	8	0
10:15	Christian Braun misses running layup	8	0
10:13	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	8	0
9:59	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	0
9:41	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	0
9:38	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	8	0
9:22	LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper	8	0
9:20	Christian Braun defensive rebound	8	0
9:05	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	11	0
9:04	Lakers Full timeout	11	0
8:52	Jamal Murray shooting foul	11	0
8:52	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	11	0
8:52	Lakers offensive team rebound	11	0
8:52	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	11	1
8:35	Julian Strawther misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	1
8:33	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	11	1
8:24	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)	11	1
8:19	Christian Braun misses running layup	11	1
8:17	LeBron James defensive rebound	11	1
8:10	LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)	11	3
8:04	Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	13	3
7:43	Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot	13	3
7:40	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	13	3
7:30	Julian Strawther makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	3
7:30	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	15	3
7:30	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	15	3
7:30	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 1	16	3
7:13	Austin Reaves misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	16	3
7:11	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	16	3
7:04	Zeke Nnaji misses running layup	16	3
7:02	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	3
6:50	Jamal Murray shooting foul	16	3
6:50	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	16	4
6:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	16	4
6:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	16	4
6:50	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	16	5
6:40	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	16	5
6:35	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	16	7
6:21	Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot	16	7
6:18	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	16	7
6:18	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	18	7
6:11	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	18	7
6:03	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	7
6:00	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	7
5:58	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	18	7
5:54	Austin Reaves makes running layup	18	9
5:32	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	20	9
5:16	Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	20	11
4:58	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover	20	11
4:58	Nikola Jokic loose ball foul	20	11
4:58	Nuggets Full timeout	20	11
4:58	(04:58) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	20	11
4:58	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	20	11
4:44	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	20	13
4:27	Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	23	13
4:12	Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	23	16
4:02	Rui Hachimura personal foul	23	16
4:02	Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	23	16
4:02	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	23	16
3:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Bruce Brown assists)	25	16
3:34	Julian Strawther shooting foul	25	16
3:34	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	25	16
3:34	Lakers offensive team rebound	25	16
3:34	Tyus Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	25	16
3:34	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	25	17
3:21	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	25	17
3:20	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	25	17
3:04	Luke Kennard makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	25	19
2:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	28	19
2:30	Jaxson Hayes misses layup	28	19
2:28	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	28	19
2:23	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	19
2:19	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	28	19
2:16	Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot	28	19
2:12	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	28	19
2:11	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	28	19
2:11	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	28	19
2:11	Lakers offensive team rebound	28	19
2:11	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	28	19
2:11	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	28	20
1:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot fade away jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	30	20
1:38	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	20
1:36	Christian Braun defensive rebound	30	20
1:24	Tyus Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	30	20
1:24	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	30	20
1:24	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	30	20
1:13	Luke Kennard traveling turnover	30	20
1:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper	30	20
57.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	30	20
48.2	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	30	20
44.9	Christian Braun defensive rebound	30	20
32.5	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	30	20
32.5	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	31	20
32.5	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Christian Braun	31	20
32.5	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	32	20
12.3	LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot	32	22
2.8	LeBron James blocks Tyus Jones 's 6-foot driving layup	32	22
2.8	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	32	22
0.2	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	32	22
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	32	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	22

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tyus Jones	32	22
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	32	22
11:48	Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	32	25
11:21	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	34	25
11:03	Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot	34	25
11:01	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	34	25
10:57	Bruce Brown misses running dunk	34	25
10:57	Lakers defensive team rebound	34	25
10:42	Luke Kennard misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	34	25
10:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	34	25
10:19	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	34	25
10:17	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	34	25
10:14	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	34	25
10:05	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	34	25
10:00	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	34	25
9:58	Zeke Nnaji makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	37	25
9:47	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	37	25
9:47	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luke Kennard	37	25
9:38	Marcus Smart offensive foul	37	25
9:38	Marcus Smart offensive foul turnover	37	25
9:28	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer (Zeke Nnaji assists)	40	25
9:26	Lakers Full timeout	40	25
9:26	Julian Strawther enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	40	25
9:26	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	40	25
9:26	Luka Doncic enters the game for Jake LaRavia	40	25
9:10	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	40	27
8:52	Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	27
8:49	LeBron James defensive rebound	40	27
8:44	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	40	27
8:44	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	40	28
8:44	Christian Braun enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	40	28
8:44	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	40	29
8:26	Jonas Valanciunas bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	40	29
8:21	LeBron James makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)	40	31
8:20	Nuggets Full timeout	40	31
8:20	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	40	31
8:14	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	40	31
8:11	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	40	33
7:48	Julian Strawther offensive foul	40	33
7:48	Julian Strawther offensive foul turnover	40	33
7:31	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot fade away jump shot	40	35
7:20	Marcus Smart personal foul	40	35
7:13	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	35
7:10	LeBron James defensive rebound	40	35
7:01	Luka Doncic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	40	37
6:45	Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	43	37
6:35	Christian Braun kicked ball violation	43	37
6:27	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Austin Reaves assists)	43	39
6:09	Christian Braun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	46	39
5:52	Luka Doncic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	46	39
5:50	Christian Braun defensive rebound	46	39
5:46	Jamal Murray makes 22-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	49	39
5:43	Luka Doncic technical foul	49	39
5:43	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	50	39
5:43	Luke Kennard enters the game for LeBron James	50	39
5:43	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Marcus Smart	50	39
5:31	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	39
5:28	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	50	39
5:23	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	50	39
5:23	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	51	39
5:23	Julian Strawther misses free throw 2 of 2	51	39
5:20	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	51	39
5:08	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	51	41
4:53	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	53	41
4:42	Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	41
4:39	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	53	41
4:26	Bruce Brown makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	55	41
4:11	Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	55	43
3:58	Austin Reaves personal foul	55	43
3:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	55	43
3:58	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	55	43
3:47	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	43
3:44	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	55	43
3:34	Rui Hachimura makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	55	46
3:08	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	55	46
3:06	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	55	46
2:49	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper	55	49
2:32	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	55	49
2:20	Marcus Smart lost ball turnover (Julian Strawther steals)	55	49
2:16	Julian Strawther makes running layup	57	49
1:52	Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	57	52
1:33	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)	59	52
1:16	Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	59	52
1:12	Julian Strawther makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	62	52
54.3	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	62	52
54.3	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	62	52
46.8	Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper	62	52
44.1	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	62	52
37.8	Bruce Brown enters the game for Julian Strawther	62	52
37.8	Lakers delay of game violation	62	52
37.8	Nuggets delay of game violation	62	52
32.6	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	62	52
30.8	Christian Braun defensive rebound	62	52
10.4	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	64	52
1.6	LeBron James makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot	64	54
0.2	Nikola Jokic misses heave jump shot	64	54
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	64	54
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	64	54

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	64	54
12:00	Julian Strawther enters the game for Bruce Brown	64	54
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	64	54
12:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Rui Hachimura	64	54
11:44	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)	64	56
11:27	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	67	56
11:07	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	67	56
11:05	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	67	56
10:49	Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	69	56
10:34	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	69	56
10:31	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	69	56
10:24	LeBron James shooting foul	69	56
10:24	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	70	56
10:24	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	71	56
10:16	Nikola Jokic personal foul	71	56
10:06	Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	71	59
9:49	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	71	59
9:48	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	71	59
9:47	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	73	59
9:34	Julian Strawther shooting foul	73	59
9:34	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	73	60
9:34	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	73	61
9:20	Nikola Jokic misses layup	73	61
9:20	Nuggets offensive team rebound	73	61
9:09	Christian Braun makes 2-foot reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	75	61
8:55	Austin Reaves makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	75	63
8:37	Julian Strawther bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	75	63
8:27	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	75	63
8:26	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	75	63
8:22	Luka Doncic shooting foul	75	63
8:22	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	76	63
8:22	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	77	63
8:08	Luka Doncic misses driving layup	77	63
8:06	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	77	63
8:03	Zeke Nnaji bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	77	63
7:59	LeBron James misses running layup	77	63
7:54	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	77	63
7:54	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	77	65
7:43	LeBron James defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	77	65
7:43	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	78	65
7:43	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	78	65
7:37	Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	80	65
7:22	Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	80	68
7:12	Marcus Smart personal foul	80	68
7:07	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	80	68
7:07	Nikola Jokic offensive foul turnover	80	68
6:54	Luka Doncic offensive goaltending turnover	80	68
6:54	Lakers Full timeout	80	68
6:54	(06:54) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Lakers] charged with a timeout	80	68
6:42	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (LeBron James steals)	80	68
6:27	Rui Hachimura makes 28-foot running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	80	71
6:16	Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	82	71
5:53	Marcus Smart misses driving layup	82	71
5:51	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	82	71
5:45	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	82	71
5:40	Luka Doncic makes running layup (LeBron James assists)	82	73
5:24	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	82	73
5:21	Nuggets offensive team rebound	82	73
5:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	82	73
5:15	Rui Hachimura personal foul	82	73
5:15	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	82	73
5:15	Marcus Smart enters the game for LeBron James	82	73
5:15	Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	82	73
5:02	Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot	82	73
5:00	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	82	73
4:42	Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	82	76
4:25	Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper	82	76
4:23	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	82	76
4:07	Austin Reaves makes driving layup	82	78
4:07	Nuggets Full timeout	82	78
4:07	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	82	78
3:45	Bruce Brown misses driving layup	82	78
3:40	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	82	78
3:40	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	84	78
3:27	Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper	84	78
3:26	Nuggets defensive team rebound	84	78
3:12	Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	86	78
2:52	Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot jumper	86	78
2:49	Nuggets defensive team rebound	86	78
2:49	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	86	78
2:34	Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	78
2:31	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	86	78
2:28	Rui Hachimura misses running layup	86	78
2:26	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	86	78
2:17	Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	89	78
1:53	Luka Doncic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	89	80
1:35	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Austin Reaves	89	80
1:35	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	89	80
1:35	Nikola Jokic 3 second turnover	89	80
1:24	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	80
1:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	89	80
1:22	Jake LaRavia personal foul	89	80
1:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	90	80
1:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	91	80
1:10	Nikola Jokic blocks Jake LaRavia 's 5-foot driving layup	91	80
1:10	Lakers offensive team rebound	91	80
1:05	Luka Doncic makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	91	83
39.7	Luke Kennard personal foul	91	83
39.7	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	92	83
39.7	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Tyus Jones	92	83
39.7	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jake LaRavia	92	83
39.7	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	93	83
29.7	Luke Kennard misses 23-foot three point jumper	93	83
25.1	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	93	83
16.2	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	93	86
1.7	Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point shot	93	86
1.7	Nuggets offensive team rebound	93	86
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	93	86

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	LAL
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Christian Braun	93	86
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	93	86
12:00	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luka Doncic	93	86
11:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	96	86
11:29	Luke Kennard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	96	86
11:27	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	96	86
11:16	Luke Kennard shooting foul	96	86
11:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	97	86
11:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	98	86
11:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3	98	86
11:14	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	98	86
11:04	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	98	86
10:59	Austin Reaves offensive rebound	98	86
10:59	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	98	88
10:44	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	98	88
10:40	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	98	88
10:33	Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper	98	88
10:29	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	98	88
10:20	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	98	88
10:16	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	98	88
10:16	Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot	100	88
9:56	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	100	88
9:52	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	100	88
9:52	Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot	100	88
9:51	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	100	88
9:47	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	100	88
9:47	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	101	88
9:47	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	101	88
9:47	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	102	88
9:38	Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	102	91
9:12	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	102	91
9:09	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	102	91
9:06	LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover	102	91
8:54	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	102	91
8:54	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul turnover	102	91
8:38	Jaxson Hayes makes 5-foot layup (LeBron James assists)	102	93
8:38	Bruce Brown shooting foul	102	93
8:38	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1	102	93
8:36	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	102	93
8:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving layup	102	93
8:22	Lakers defensive team rebound	102	93
8:22	Luka Doncic enters the game for Austin Reaves	102	93
8:01	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	102	95
7:41	LeBron James personal foul	102	95
7:41	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	102	95
7:41	Christian Braun enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	102	95
7:33	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	102	95
7:29	LeBron James makes running layup (Rui Hachimura assists)	102	97
7:29	Nuggets Full timeout	102	97
7:29	Julian Strawther enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	102	97
7:06	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	102	97
7:02	Rui Hachimura makes running layup (LeBron James assists)	102	99
6:44	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	102	99
6:42	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	102	99
6:24	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	102	99
6:22	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	102	99
6:11	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	104	99
5:53	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)	104	101
5:36	Julian Strawther makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	107	101
5:34	Lakers Full timeout	107	101
5:34	Austin Reaves enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	107	101
5:21	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	101
5:16	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	107	101
5:06	Luka Doncic shooting foul	107	101
5:06	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	108	101
5:06	Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2	108	101
5:04	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	108	101
4:52	Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	108	104
4:22	Julian Strawther makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	110	104
4:05	LeBron James makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)	110	106
3:58	Marcus Smart personal foul	110	106
3:58	Lakers Full timeout	110	106
3:58	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	110	106
3:58	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	111	106
3:58	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	112	106
3:45	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)	112	108
3:19	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	112	108
3:15	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	112	108
3:06	Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	112	110
2:44	Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper	112	110
2:41	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	112	110
2:36	Julian Strawther personal foul	112	110
2:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	112	110
2:29	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	112	110
2:28	Nuggets defensive team rebound	112	110
2:08	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Rui Hachimura steals)	112	110
2:05	Jamal Murray shooting foul	112	110
2:05	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	112	111
2:05	LeBron James enters the game for Rui Hachimura	112	111
2:05	Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2	112	111
2:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	112	111
1:45	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot	114	111
1:29	Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper	114	111
1:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	114	111
1:12	Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	114	111
1:09	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	114	111
57.3	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	114	111
54.5	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	114	111
34.3	Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	114	111
31.3	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	114	111
22.3	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot	116	111
22.3	Lakers Full timeout	116	111
22.3	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Nikola Jokic	116	111
22.3	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	116	111
22.3	Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James	116	111
20.1	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	116	111
19.6	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	116	111
19.4	Marcus Smart misses tip shot	116	111
17.4	Nuggets Full timeout	116	111
17.4	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	116	111
17.3	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	116	111
17.3	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Luke Kennard	116	111
15.3	Luka Doncic personal foul	116	111
15.3	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	117	111
15.3	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	118	111
7.9	Jake LaRavia makes layup	118	113
7.9	Nuggets Full timeout	118	113
6.6	Jake LaRavia personal foul	118	113
6.6	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	119	113
6.6	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	120	113
1.9	Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	120	113
0.9	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	120	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120	113
0.0	End of Game	120	113

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

3:00 AM, March 6, 2026

Coverage

Prime Video, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +

Attendance

19,947

Referees

Ed Malloy, Dedric Taylor, Justin Van Duyne

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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