The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on Mar 5, 2026 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists.
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 40 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11-24 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 27 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 |
| LeBron James | 34 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Austin Reaves | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Rui Hachimura | 29 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Luke Kennard | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Deandre Ayton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 113 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 45-87 | 13-31 | 10-15 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 38 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 38 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 3 |
| Julian Strawther | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Christian Braun | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Tyus Jones | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 211 | 112 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 36-67 | 12-28 | 28-31 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 3, 2026: NO 101, LAL 110 · Next Mar 6, 2026: IND 117, LAL 128
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 2, 2026: DEN 128, UTAH 125 · Next Mar 6, 2026: NY 142, DEN 103