The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 on Mar 14, 2026 at crypto.com Arena.
Final · crypto.com Arena
Top performers
- Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 35 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-16 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 43 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 29 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 43 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Christian Braun | 33 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 6 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 245 | 113 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 40-89 | 17-46 | 16-20 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 46 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12-21 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Luka Doncic | 43 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10-26 | 4-14 | 6-9 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2 |
| LeBron James | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 |
| Rui Hachimura | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Jake LaRavia | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kennard | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 265 | 127 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 48-93 | 14-42 | 17-26 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 12, 2026: DEN 136, SA 131 · Next Mar 17, 2026: PHI 96, DEN 124
- Lakers · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 12, 2026: CHI 130, LAL 142 · Next Mar 16, 2026: LAL 100, HOU 92