Los Angeles
Lakers
113
–
120
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 22 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 113 |
| DEN | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
28
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending53.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite37.3
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 29.4Impact: 1.4
5-9 from 3only 23 pts allowed on 63.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
28
PTS
12
REB
13
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT0-1
FT8-8
TS%75.6%
eFG%66.7%
STL1
BLK1
TOV9
ORTG125
DRTG122
NET+3
Triple-Double66.7% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 73.0 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 38:02 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 4:30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Marcus Smart | 32:11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Luka Dončić | 40:24 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11-24 | 46% | 3-10 | 30% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| LeBron James | 33:42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luke Kennard | 20:27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 27:28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +7 |
| Jake LaRavia | 10:21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 3:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 28:58 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 45-87 | 52% | 13-31 | 42% | 10-15 | 67% | — |
Bronny James —
Adou Thiero —
Dalton Knecht —
Kobe Bufkin —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 39:53 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:45 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10-15 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 8-8 | 100% | +6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 23:47 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 28:46 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | -1 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 5-9 | 56% | 7-7 | 100% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyus Jones | 5:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 25:38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | +5 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 10:10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 29:57 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 41 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 39-75 | 52% | 14-31 | 45% | 28-31 | 90% | — |
David Roddy —
DaRon Holmes II —
Jalen Pickett —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL45/87 (52%)
Paint
27/46 (59%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
13/31 (42%)
RA 67%ATB3 46%Paint 48%Corner 3 33%Mid 40%
DEN39/75 (52%)
Paint
21/38 (55%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
15/32 (47%)
RA 64%ATB3 50%Paint 47%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Braun
defended Luka Dončić
7.0 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Julian Strawther
held Austin Reaves
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Austin Reaves
2.1 min • 4 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Austin Reaves | Deandre Ayton | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Luke Kennard | Marcus Smart | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 2.1m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.7m 6pts 50% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 3.7m 6pts 100% |
| Christian Braun | 1.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 100% | 7.0m 3pts 33% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jamal Murray | 1.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — | 2.1m 2pts 0% | — | 6.3m 11pts 67% | 1.8m 2pts 100% |
| Bruce Brown | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Julian Strawther | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 33% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 50% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 0.6m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 1.7m 5pts 50% | 2.5m 3pts 33% | 2.2m 7pts 40% | — | 3.6m 8pts 33% | 2.9m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 6pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = LAL leads
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q2 2:32
LAL Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 0:19 – Q1 1:25
+1 → +8
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 0:19 – Q1 2:55
+1 → +11
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 0:39 – Q2 2:32
+9 → +15
LAL 8-0 run
Q2 2:50 – Q2 3:49
+13 → +7