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March 14, 2026 · crypto.com Arena
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers · March 14, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at home. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 32 points. Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 27 points. The Lakers are 42-25 and the Nuggets 41-27.
Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
DEN 26 24 37 31 7 125 LAL 34 27 26 31 9 127
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Nuggets · 44/96 FG
Q1 11:32 · Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer
Q1 11:01 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 9:46 · Austin Reaves blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot running layup
Q1 4:43 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 3:57 · Jamal Murray misses 1-foot two point shot
Q2 9:30 · Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 8:58 · Jamal Murray misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 1:56 · Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 10:37 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:10 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q4 8:25 · Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:12 · Jamal Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:17 · Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 0.8 · Jamal Murray misses heave jump shot
Q5 4:36 · Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 10:35 · Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot two point shot
Q1 4:26 · Aaron Gordon misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 3:42 · Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q2 1:27 · Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 4-foot two point shot
Q3 11:21 · Luka Doncic blocks Aaron Gordon 's 4-foot driving layup
Q3 11:06 · Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 10:32 · Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:39 · Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 7:05 · Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q4 8:07 · Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:37 · Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
Q4 3:49 · Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Q4 1:34 · Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Q5 3:01 · Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q5 2:06 · Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q5 47.0 · Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 10:03 · Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Q1 6:43 · Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:07 · Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Q1 2:34 · Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot two point shot
Q1 46.0 · Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 30.6 · Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 6.9 · Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Q2 6:06 · Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:26 · Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Q3 10:09 · Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Q3 4:07 · Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Q3 3:52 · Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot running dunk
Q3 2:55 · Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 2:51 · Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Q4 6:07 · Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q5 3:53 · Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
Q5 1:28 · Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q5 23.1 · Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot two point shot
Q5 15.1 · Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Q1 8:41 · Marcus Smart blocks Christian Braun 's 3-foot layup
Q1 6:08 · Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:41 · Christian Braun makes 4-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q1 2:18 · Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q2 4:53 · Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Q2 4:25 · Christian Braun makes 3-foot running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q2 2:43 · Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 6:05 · Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q5 3:26 · Christian Braun misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 7:22 · Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q2 8:02 · Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 7:12 · Cameron Johnson misses two point shot
Q2 6:16 · Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 6:10 · Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:15 · Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Q2 3:01 · Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 55.1 · Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Q3 4:29 · Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Q3 1:31 · Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot running dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Q4 6:59 · Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q4 2:54 · Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot running jump shot
Q4 58.9 · Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:28 · Spencer Jones misses 10-foot floating jump shot
Q2 6:40 · Spencer Jones misses two point shot
Q3 1:55 · Spencer Jones makes 4-foot dunk
Q4 5:13 · Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q1 1:49 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:19 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three pointer
Q2 10:14 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q2 6:44 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:34 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 6:24 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 5:49 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot running jump shot
Q4 11:45 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 10:25 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 10:02 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot running jump shot
Q4 31.7 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q5 0.2 · Luka Doncic blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:23 · Jonas Valanciunas makes 1-foot layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Q2 8:29 · Bruce Brown makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Q3 56.7 · Bruce Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 28.6 · Bruce Brown makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Q3 3.0 · Bruce Brown misses driving layup
Q4 5:38 · Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q4 4:41 · Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paint 22/32 69% Mid-range 3/14 21% 3PT 19/50 38%
Lakers · 48/93 FG
Q1 11:12 · Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 10:55 · Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 8:01 · Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
Q1 5:47 · Luka Doncic misses 24-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 4:32 · Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:16 · Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 2:23 · Luka Doncic misses driving layup
Q1 2:07 · Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 23.9 · Luka Doncic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 2.0 · Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 5:46 · Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 3:24 · Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 2:52 · Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 2.5 · Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point shot
Q3 10:46 · Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:13 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 4:52 · Luka Doncic makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
Q3 3:20 · Luka Doncic makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Q3 2:29 · Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 2:06 · Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Luke Kennard assists)
Q3 34.4 · Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:30 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:33 · Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q5 3:39 · Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q5 2:49 · Luka Doncic misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
Q5 0.5 · Luka Doncic makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 10:21 · Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 9:04 · Austin Reaves makes 26-foot running jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 8:31 · Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 7:28 · Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Q1 4:58 · Austin Reaves makes 6-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q2 10:59 · Austin Reaves misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 8:45 · Austin Reaves makes 4-foot two point shot
Q2 5:00 · Cameron Johnson blocks Austin Reaves 's 9-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 11:46 · Austin Reaves misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:18 · Austin Reaves makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Q3 3:34 · Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot
Q4 10:59 · Austin Reaves misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 10:46 · Austin Reaves makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 9:06 · Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Q4 7:52 · Austin Reaves misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 4:58 · Austin Reaves makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:18 · Austin Reaves makes driving layup
Q4 15.3 · Nikola Jokic blocks Austin Reaves 's 7-foot driving layup
Q4 1.9 · Austin Reaves makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q5 4:18 · Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q5 1:47 · Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 9:23 · Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Q1 1:37 · Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:05 · Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Q2 11:44 · Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Q2 10:57 · Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:05 · Marcus Smart makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 11:39 · Marcus Smart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 9:52 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:53 · Marcus Smart misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:44 · Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 1:36 · Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:08 · Marcus Smart makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 8.7 · Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 46.8 · Marcus Smart makes driving layup
Q5 30.7 · Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
Q1 6:27 · LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
Q2 10:39 · LeBron James makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)
Q2 9:45 · LeBron James makes 4-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 9:23 · LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 7:05 · LeBron James makes running layup (Austin Reaves assists)
Q2 1:53 · LeBron James makes 2-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 8:27 · LeBron James makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Q3 7:11 · LeBron James misses running layup
Q4 11:16 · LeBron James misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 8:16 · LeBron James misses 30-foot running jump shot
Q4 5:50 · LeBron James misses driving layup
Q4 5:28 · LeBron James makes 4-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q5 2:15 · Aaron Gordon blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layup
Q1 5:30 · Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:28 · Luke Kennard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
Q1 3:46 · Rui Hachimura makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
Q1 2:48 · Rui Hachimura makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q2 5:41 · Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 33.7 · Rui Hachimura makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Q3 5:00 · Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:36 · Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:24 · Deandre Ayton misses layup
Q3 10:17 · Aaron Gordon blocks Deandre Ayton 's 5-foot alley oop layup
Q3 7:52 · Deandre Ayton makes tip shot
Q3 7:26 · Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
Q5 4:13 · Deandre Ayton makes two point shot
Q5 1:12 · Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)
Q2 2:20 · Jaxson Hayes makes 4-foot dunk (Luke Kennard assists)
Q3 44.4 · Bruce Brown blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 5-foot dunk
Q4 9:46 · Jake LaRavia makes 3-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Q4 7:09 · Jake LaRavia makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)
Paint 22/31 71% Mid-range 12/20 60% 3PT 14/42 33%
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