The Denver Nuggets fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 125-127 on March 14, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. Despite the effort, the Denver Nuggets could not overcome the Los Angeles Lakers in front of 18,997 spectators.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
OT |
Total |
| LAL |
34 |
27 |
26 |
31 |
9 |
127 |
| DEN |
26 |
24 |
37 |
31 |
7 |
125 |
Officials
Jacyn Goble (Referee), Scott Twardoski (Referee), Justin Van Duyne (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Status |
Injury |
Expected Return |
| LAL |
Maxi Kleber |
F |
Out |
Back – Strain |
2026-03-19 |
| DEN |
KJ Simpson |
G |
Day-To-Day |
Ankle – Not Specified |
2026-03-15 |
| DEN |
Peyton Watson |
G |
Out |
Hamstring – Strain |
2026-03-17 |
Team Statistics
| Team |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PTS |
| DEN |
46 |
39 |
82 |
41 |
33 |
13 |
5 |
16 |
125 |
| LAL |
52 |
33 |
65 |
46 |
31 |
10 |
6 |
17 |
127 |
Denver Nuggets Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| Aaron Gordon |
F |
35 |
27 |
9-16 |
56.2 |
5-10 |
50.0 |
4-7 |
57.1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
-3 |
| Cameron Johnson |
F |
43 |
18 |
6-13 |
46.2 |
4-10 |
40.0 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
+15 |
| Nikola Jokic |
C |
43 |
24 |
10-19 |
52.6 |
2-6 |
33.3 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
+6 |
| Jamal Murray |
G |
36 |
5 |
1-14 |
7.1 |
1-7 |
14.3 |
2-3 |
66.7 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
-9 |
| Christian Braun |
G |
33 |
12 |
5-9 |
55.6 |
0-2 |
0.0 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
-6 |
| Spencer Jones |
F |
23 |
5 |
2-4 |
50.0 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas |
C |
3 |
2 |
1-1 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
-8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. |
G |
29 |
20 |
6-13 |
46.2 |
4-10 |
40.0 |
4-4 |
100.0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
| Bruce Brown |
G |
20 |
12 |
4-6 |
66.7 |
2-3 |
66.7 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-5 |
Los Angeles Lakers Player Statistics
| Player |
POS |
MIN |
PTS |
FGM-A |
FG% |
3PM-A |
3P% |
FTM-A |
FT% |
OREB |
DREB |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
PF |
+/- |
| LeBron James |
F |
40 |
17 |
7-13 |
53.8 |
1-3 |
33.3 |
2-3 |
66.7 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+6 |
| Deandre Ayton |
C |
27 |
9 |
4-6 |
66.7 |
0-0 |
0 |
1-4 |
25.0 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
| Marcus Smart |
G |
35 |
21 |
8-15 |
53.3 |
5-12 |
41.7 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
+16 |
| Luka Doncic |
G |
43 |
30 |
10-26 |
38.5 |
4-14 |
28.6 |
6-9 |
66.7 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
-4 |
| Austin Reaves |
G |
46 |
32 |
12-21 |
57.1 |
3-8 |
37.5 |
5-6 |
83.3 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
+7 |
| Rui Hachimura |
F |
25 |
6 |
3-6 |
50.0 |
0-3 |
0.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-8 |
| Jake LaRavia |
F |
12 |
4 |
2-2 |
100.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
| Jaxson Hayes |
C |
21 |
5 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3-4 |
75.0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-2 |
| Luke Kennard |
G |
16 |
3 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
1-2 |
50.0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-9 |
Austin Reaves led all scorers with 32 points. Nikola Jokic dominated the boards with 16 rebounds while Nikola Jokic distributed 14 assists. Complete statistical breakdowns are provided above.
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