Denver Nuggets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 127 — Recap

March 14, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 127 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 26-34 LAL; Q2 DEN 24-27 LAL; Q3 DEN 37-26 LAL; Q4 DEN 31-31 LAL; OT1 DEN 7-9 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Austin Reaves (LAL) 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 30 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-26 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 16 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Marcus Smart (LAL) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Austin Reaves

32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · LAL

Luka Doncic

30 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST, 4 3PM · 10-26 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 9-16 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

DEN 8 largest lead Q4 5:13 (DEN 106, LAL 98) · 8-0 run, Q3 0:56–Q4 11:45

LAL 17 largest lead Q2 6:34 (DEN 32, LAL 49) · 9-0 run, Q1 9:23–Q1 8:31

Swings 11 lead changes Tied 6 times

Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (OT 0:00, DEN 125, LAL 127).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
DEN	26	24	37	31	7		125
LAL	34	27	26	31	9		127

🧮 How They Scored

DENLAL

44Points in the paint56

25Fast-break points15

7Second-chance points13

17Points off turnovers33

39Bench points18

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.3%Effective FG%59.1%

12.5%Turnover %13.3%

15.2%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.232Free-throw rate0.280

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	43	24	16	14	5	1	4	10-19	2-6	2-2	+6
Cameron Johnson F	43	18	4	3	1	1	2	6-13	4-10	2-2	+15
Jamal Murray G	36	5	6	6	2	0	2	1-14	1-7	2-3	-9
Aaron Gordon F	35	27	5	2	0	2	3	9-16	5-10	4-7	-3
Christian Braun G	33	12	1	3	1	0	1	5-9	0-2	2-2	-6
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	29	20	1	3	2	0	1	6-13	4-10	4-4	+2
Spencer Jones F	23	5	3	0	1	0	0	2-4	1-1	0-0	-2
Bruce Brown G	20	12	4	2	1	1	0	4-6	2-3	2-2	-5
Jonas Valanciunas C	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	-8

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	46	32	7	6	1	1	3	12-21	3-8	5-6	+7
Luka Doncic F-G	43	30	11	13	1	3	6	10-26	4-14	6-9	-4
LeBron James F	40	17	6	5	2	0	5	7-13	1-3	2-3	+6
Marcus Smart G	35	21	3	2	5	1	0	8-15	5-12	0-0	+16
Deandre Ayton C	27	9	9	2	0	1	2	4-6	0-0	1-4	+1
Rui Hachimura F	25	6	4	0	0	0	0	3-6	0-3	0-0	-8
Jaxson Hayes C	21	5	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	3-4	-2
Luke Kennard G	16	3	1	2	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-9
Jake LaRavia F	12	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Starter	35	27	70.8	26.8	-7.4	12.7
Nikola Jokic	Starter	43	24	60.4	22.3	+2.7	21.3
Cameron Johnson	Starter	43	18	64.8	15.2	+10.3	6.3
Christian Braun	Starter	33	12	60.7	14.5	-6.9	5.7
Jamal Murray	Starter	36	5	16.3	20.0	-16.8	-2.2
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	29	20	67.8	22.9	-0.5	12.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	20	12	87.2	15.6	-4.8	22.7
Spencer Jones	Bench	23	5	62.5	7.4	+2.7	1.9
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	03	2	100.0	42.9	-126.7	8.7
Tyus Jones	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Austin Reaves	Starter	46	32	67.7	25.5	+9.9	15.1
Luka Doncic	Starter	43	30	50.1	34.3	-1.8	13.9
Marcus Smart	Starter	35	21	70.0	17.9	+21.6	14.2
LeBron James	Starter	40	17	59.4	19.8	+8.4	9.1
Deandre Ayton	Starter	27	9	58.0	15.6	+7.4	8.0
Rui Hachimura	Bench	25	6	50.0	9.5	-18.6	3.4
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	21	5	66.5	8.5	+0.6	3.8
Jake LaRavia	Bench	12	4	100.0	8.0	+17.8	11.8
Luke Kennard	Bench	16	3	75.0	5.1	-26.5	6.0
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Bufkin	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dalton Knecht	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bronny James	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Drew Timme	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Adou Thiero	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0