Los Angeles
Lakers
126
–
131
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, March 14, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 40 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 126 |
| DEN | 32 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
26
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots9
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite47.9
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 29.4Impact: 1.0
56.3% FG5-9 from 39 contested shotsonly 18 pts allowed on 49.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
28
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-16 (50.0%)
3PT0-4
FT12-17
TS%59.6%
eFG%50.0%
STL3
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG135
DRTG137
NET-3
3 steals5 deflections8 contested shotsonly 24 pts allowed on 82.7 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Koloko | 19:30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Bronny James | 15:43 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Alex Len | 11:58 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Shake Milton | 28:20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Markieff Morris | 23:41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cam Reddish | 6:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Dalton Knecht | 36:52 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13-27 | 48% | 5-13 | 39% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Austin Reaves | 39:17 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13-26 | 50% | 4-10 | 40% | 7-7 | 100% | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 24:21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -13 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 33:34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 47 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 49-105 | 47% | 15-40 | 38% | 13-16 | 81% | — |
Gabe Vincent —
Dorian Finney-Smith —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33:20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Russell Westbrook | 27:48 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Peyton Watson | 16:28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:59 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 9-10 | 90% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jokić | 37:47 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8-16 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 12-17 | 71% | +2 |
| Christian Braun | 34:32 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-10 | 90% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:25 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 44-85 | 52% | 13-31 | 42% | 30-38 | 79% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Hunter Tyson —
PJ Hall —
Vlatko Čančar —
Jalen Pickett —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL49/105 (47%)
Paint
31/57 (54%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
RA 51%ATB3 35%Corner 3 41%Paint 56%Mid 50%
DEN44/85 (52%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
4/11 (36%)
3PT
13/32 (41%)
RA 70%ATB3 38%Paint 33%Corner 3 50%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Braun
defended Dalton Knecht
5.0 min • 6 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Zeke Nnaji
held Christian Koloko
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Michael Porter Jr.
vs Jordan Goodwin
2.1 min • 6 pts • 50%
| DEN Defense | Alex Len | Austin Reaves | Bronny James | Cam Reddish | Christian Koloko | Dalton Knecht | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jordan Goodwin | Markieff Morris | Shake Milton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 7pts 100% | 4.6m 2pts 33% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 2.8m 5pts 50% | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 5.0m 6pts 100% | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 4.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 6pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 8pts 60% | — | 4.4m 7pts 60% | — | 2.5m 3pts 50% |
| Aaron Gordon | 2.1m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Russell Westbrook | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.2m 8pts 100% |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 8pts 38% | 2.7m 2pts 0% | 3.5m 4pts 40% | 2.3m 5pts 100% | 2.0m 6pts 25% | 0.9m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 7pts 50% | 1.9m 2pts 0% | 2.4m 6pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = LAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q3 4:13
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q1 11:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 0:38 – Q1 2:32
-1 → -6
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 11:16 – Q2 1:26
-9 → -3
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 11:56 – Q4 3:08
+3 → -3
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 11:12 – Q4 11:58
-1 → +5