Denver Nuggets 108, Los Angeles Lakers 120 — Recap

March 19, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 108, Los Angeles Lakers 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-46 LAL; Q2 DEN 30-27 LAL; Q3 DEN 18-32 LAL; Q4 DEN 31-15 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 26 points, 11 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Dorian Finney-Smith (LAL) 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-7 shooting; Jalen Pickett (DEN) 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

26 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

22 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Jalen Pickett · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	29	30	18	31		108
LAL	46	27	32	15		120

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.0%Effective FG%63.3%

14.8%Turnover %12.6%

28.6%Offensive rebound %21.9%

0.253Free-throw rate0.329

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	30	26	11	—	1	—	4	9-14	5-9	3-4	-22
Russell Westbrook G	29	12	4	9	2	—	3	4-14	1-4	3-5	-15
Spencer Jones F	29	9	3	—	—	1	1	4-8	0-3	1-1	-7
Michael Porter Jr. F	28	12	4	1	3	—	2	5-10	1-5	1-1	-16
Christian Braun G	28	10	4	3	—	—	2	4-6	0-1	2-4	-15
Peyton Watson G	25	12	2	2	—	1	3	5-8	1-2	1-4	-12
Jalen Pickett G	19	14	4	5	2	—	—	5-9	4-6	—	+3
Hunter Tyson F	12	6	1	1	—	—	1	2-6	0-4	2-2	+14
Zeke Nnaji F-C	10	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-6	0-2	—	-1
PJ Hall C	8	5	2	1	—	2	—	2-2	1-1	—	+11

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	36	22	5	8	2	1	1	8-16	2-7	4-4	+13
Luka Doncic F-G	32	31	8	7	2	1	6	10-21	4-9	7-10	+20
Dorian Finney-Smith F	30	14	4	4	1	—	—	5-7	3-4	1-2	+26
Jordan Goodwin G	26	8	3	3	4	—	1	2-7	0-3	4-4	+1
Dalton Knecht F	25	12	3	1	—	—	—	4-10	3-7	1-2	-6
Jaxson Hayes C	24	6	7	—	1	1	—	3-4	—	0-2	+11
Gabe Vincent G	23	12	—	1	—	—	1	4-6	4-6	—	+7
Jarred Vanderbilt F	18	10	2	1	3	—	3	4-6	0-1	2-2	+6
Christian Koloko C	14	4	5	—	—	—	1	2-2	—	—	-3
Bronny James G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	30	26	82.5	26.3	-34.9	16.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	19	14	77.8	18.8	+5.2	33.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	28	12	57.5	17.6	-28.8	8.8
Russell Westbrook	Bench	29	12	37.0	26.8	-26.0	5.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	25	12	61.5	21.0	-19.8	4.0
Christian Braun	Bench	28	10	64.4	15.2	-25.0	7.4
Spencer Jones	Bench	29	9	53.3	11.7	-15.4	3.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	12	6	43.6	30.8	+67.0	6.3
PJ Hall	Bench	8	5	125.0	12.5	+84.8	18.6
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	10	—	0.0	23.1	-4.5	-19.5

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	32	31	61.0	40.3	+28.2	17.9
Austin Reaves	Bench	36	22	61.9	22.6	+15.6	14.8
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	30	14	88.8	11.9	+43.6	11.9
Gabe Vincent	Bench	23	12	100.0	12.5	+14.5	10.3
Dalton Knecht	Bench	25	12	55.1	18.3	-9.1	9.5
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	18	10	72.7	23.3	+15.0	12.5
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	26	8	45.7	16.4	+4.2	8.4
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	24	6	61.5	8.6	+16.5	8.0
Christian Koloko	Bench	14	4	100.0	9.1	-3.7	9.5
Bronny James	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	0.0