Los Angeles
Lakers
115
–
107
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 115 |
| DEN | 37 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
19
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite45.9
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 32.7Impact: 2.2
6 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 60.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
38
PTS
13
REB
10
AST
-2
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-21 (57.1%)
3PT3-9
FT11-12
TS%72.3%
eFG%64.3%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG119
DRTG120
NET-1
38 pointsTriple-Double57.1% FG3 deflectionsonly 31 pts allowed on 63.4 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 34:25 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-6 | 33% | +13 |
| Luka Dončić | 35:39 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12-21 | 57% | 3-9 | 33% | 11-12 | 92% | -2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 26:45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Marcus Smart | 31:15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | +6 |
| Deandre Ayton | 14:49 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Rui Hachimura | 28:15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17:47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 22:52 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +16 |
| Drew Timme | 10:45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +5 |
| Gabe Vincent | 17:28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 42-83 | 51% | 10-25 | 40% | 21-32 | 66% | — |
Dalton Knecht —
Maxi Kleber —
Bronny James —
Kobe Bufkin —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones | 36:47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:05 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-21 | 48% | 4-8 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:51 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | -8 |
| Peyton Watson | 37:45 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jalen Pickett | 26:14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 30:43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2-12 | 17% | 0-8 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 22:00 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 18:35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 31 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 39-87 | 45% | 15-37 | 41% | 14-19 | 74% | — |
Julian Strawther —
DaRon Holmes II —
Hunter Tyson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL42/83 (51%)
Paint
27/48 (56%)
Mid
8/19 (42%)
3PT
10/25 (40%)
RA 71%Paint 44%ATB3 40%Corner 3 40%Mid 0%
DEN39/87 (45%)
Paint
20/38 (53%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
15/39 (38%)
ATB3 35%RA 61%Paint 41%Corner 3 46%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Marcus Smart
5.9 min • 6 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Spencer Jones
held Jaxson Hayes
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Luka Dončić
2.3 min • 8 pts • 80%
| DEN Defense | Deandre Ayton | Drew Timme | Gabe Vincent | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Marcus Smart | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 25% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 8pts 80% | 5.9m 6pts 100% | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 5pts 100% | 4.2m 3pts 33% | 2.3m 1pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 0% |
| Spencer Jones | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 5pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | 5.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 8pts 100% | 2.1m 2pts 25% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Bruce Brown | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 3pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 1.9m 7pts 75% | 2.2m 8pts 38% | 2.4m 8pts 75% | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 2.2m 7pts 38% | — | 0.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 2pts 17% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = LAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q3 1:53
LAL Largest Lead
12
Q4 9:17
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q2 1:18
+9 → +2
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:25 – Q2 12:00
+8 → +14
LAL 9-0 run
Q3 3:57 – Q3 5:11
+14 → +7
LAL 11-0 run
Q3 3:57 – Q3 5:45
+14 → +5