Denver
Nuggets
125
–
127
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 125 |
| LAL | 34 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 127 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Austin Reaves
LAL
32
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
+7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending65.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.45
Impact Composite39.1
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 25.9Impact: 1.2
32 points57.1% FG3 deflectionsonly 34 pts allowed on 75.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
30
PTS
11
REB
13
AST
-4
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-26 (38.5%)
3PT4-14
FT6-9
TS%50.1%
eFG%46.2%
STL1
BLK3
TOV6
ORTG117
DRTG119
NET-2
30 pointsTriple-Double4-14 from 33 blocks3 deflections9 contested shotsheld opponents to 38.5% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 89.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 34:49 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 5-10 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | -3 |
| Christian Braun | 33:12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Cameron Johnson | 43:01 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-10 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:03 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1-14 | 7% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-3 | 67% | -9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 43:00 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10-19 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Jones | 23:26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:41 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 3:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 28:33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 44-95 | 46% | 19-49 | 39% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
David Roddy —
Jalen Pickett —
Tyus Jones —
Julian Strawther —
Zeke Nnaji —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 45:31 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12-21 | 57% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-6 | 83% | +7 |
| Marcus Smart | 35:18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 5-12 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27:04 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +1 |
| LeBron James | 40:13 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +6 |
| Luka Dončić | 43:01 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10-26 | 39% | 4-14 | 29% | 6-9 | 67% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaxson Hayes | 20:50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 11:39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Luke Kennard | 16:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Rui Hachimura | 25:24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 46 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 48-93 | 52% | 14-42 | 33% | 17-26 | 65% | — |
Kobe Bufkin —
Drew Timme —
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Dalton Knecht —
Bronny James —
Adou Thiero —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/95 (46%)
Paint
22/38 (58%)
Mid
3/12 (25%)
3PT
19/50 (38%)
ATB3 22%RA 67%Corner 3 79%Mid 38%Paint 29%
LAL48/93 (52%)
Paint
28/43 (65%)
Mid
12/20 (60%)
3PT
14/42 (33%)
ATB3 34%Paint 58%RA 77%Corner 3 29%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Luka Dončić
defended Christian Braun
8.1 min • 10 pts • 50%
Best Defender
LeBron James
held Cameron Johnson
5.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Austin Reaves
vs Tim Hardaway Jr.
2.4 min • 9 pts • 75%
| LAL Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.4m 5pts 50% | 8.1m 10pts 50% | 1.1m 9pts 67% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Austin Reaves | — | 2.3m 6pts 60% | 3.4m 8pts 50% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.5m 7pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | 2.4m 9pts 75% |
| LeBron James | 3.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 25% | 5.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 7pts 100% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 50% |
| Marcus Smart | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 4.5m 5pts 40% | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% |
| Deandre Ayton | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 4.5m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 2pts 100% |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 3pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Luke Kennard | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Jake LaRavia | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.9m 7pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 0.1m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 3.5m 7pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = DEN leads
LAL Largest Lead
17
Q2 5:26
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q4 6:47
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 2:37 – Q1 3:29
-1 → +5
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 7:02 – Q1 8:38
+4 → +10
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 11:03 – Q4 0:15
+2 → -3