Denver
Nuggets
108
–
120
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 108 |
| LAL | 46 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Austin Reaves
LAL
22
PTS
5
REB
8
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.22
Impact Composite53.6
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 39.1Impact: 2.1
4 deflections+13 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 63.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
31
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-21 (47.6%)
3PT4-9
FT7-10
TS%61.0%
eFG%57.1%
STL2
BLK1
TOV6
ORTG125
DRTG97
NET+28
31 points4-9 from 35 deflections+20 plus/minusonly 34 pts allowed on 65.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 28:38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-14 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-5 | 60% | -15 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Hunter Tyson | 12:20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 22:02 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:03 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9-14 | 64% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-4 | 75% | -22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Christian Braun | 27:43 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -15 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 27:30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -16 |
| Peyton Watson | 25:08 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | -12 |
| PJ Hall | 8:19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Jalen Pickett | 19:22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Spencer Jones | 29:17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 45 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 41-87 | 47% | 13-39 | 33% | 13-21 | 62% | — |
Dario Saric —
DeAndre Jordan —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 30:12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +26 |
| Luka Dončić | 32:16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10-21 | 48% | 4-9 | 44% | 7-10 | 70% | +20 |
| Austin Reaves | 36:07 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-4 | 100% | +13 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 26:28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Shake Milton | 6:35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18:10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Gabe Vincent | 22:50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Dalton Knecht | 25:13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 24:11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +11 |
| Christian Koloko | 14:00 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 42-83 | 51% | 16-38 | 42% | 20-28 | 71% | — |
Bronny James —
Alex Len —
Markieff Morris —
Cam Reddish —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/87 (47%)
Paint
26/43 (60%)
Mid
6/12 (50%)
3PT
13/39 (33%)
RA 60%ATB3 35%Paint 70%Corner 3 30%Mid 0%
LAL42/83 (51%)
Paint
23/40 (57%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
16/38 (42%)
ATB3 45%RA 67%Paint 43%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaxson Hayes
defended Aaron Gordon
5.0 min • 4 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Austin Reaves
held Christian Braun
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luka Dončić
vs Peyton Watson
3.1 min • 16 pts • 67%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Michael Porter Jr. | Peyton Watson | PJ Hall | Russell Westbrook | Spencer Jones | Vlatko Čančar | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.1m 10pts 60% | 3.1m 16pts 67% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Austin Reaves | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | 2.4m 5pts 67% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.2m 1pts 0% | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | 5.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 4pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jordan Goodwin | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 2pts 0% | — |
| Gabe Vincent | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Dalton Knecht | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Koloko | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Shake Milton | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 8pts 100% | 2.2m 4pts 20% | 1.4m 6pts 100% | — | 3.4m 3pts 25% | 1.0m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = DEN leads
LAL Largest Lead
30
Q4 0:18
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 0:18 – Q1 1:42
+2 → +9
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 6:03 – Q1 7:07
+8 → +13
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 6:03 – Q1 7:07
+8 → +14
LAL 12-0 run
Q1 6:03 – Q1 7:29
+8 → +17