Los Angeles Lakers 123, Denver Nuggets 100 — Recap

February 22, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 123, Denver Nuggets 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 38-31 DEN; Q2 LAL 25-23 DEN; Q3 LAL 33-33 DEN; Q4 LAL 27-13 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Rui Hachimura (LAL) 21 points, null rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

32 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · LAL

LeBron James

25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 9-15 FG

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
LAL	38	25	33	27		123
DEN	31	23	33	13		100

🧮 How They Scored

LALDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.3%Effective FG%49.4%

6.7%Turnover %17.5%

21.4%Offensive rebound %30.0%

0.291Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rui Hachimura F	36	21	—	4	1	—	—	7-12	4-9	3-4	+14
LeBron James F	33	25	9	5	1	3	1	11-19	1-4	2-3	+9
Austin Reaves G	33	23	4	7	—	1	2	7-13	4-7	5-6	+13
Luka Doncic F-G	31	32	10	7	4	1	1	10-22	4-9	8-8	+20
Dorian Finney-Smith F	27	3	4	—	2	—	1	1-5	1-4	—	+21
Jaxson Hayes C	25	4	4	1	1	1	1	2-3	—	—	+8
Gabe Vincent G	19	3	2	1	1	—	—	1-4	1-4	—	+17
Jordan Goodwin G	11	5	1	—	2	1	—	2-3	1-2	—	+6
Dalton Knecht F	9	4	1	—	1	1	1	1-3	0-2	2-2	+3
Jarred Vanderbilt F	6	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-2	+1
Trey Jemison C	3	2	1	—	—	1	—	1-2	—	—	+1

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	36	19	3	6	2	—	5	6-13	6-11	1-1	-28
Aaron Gordon F	35	24	5	4	—	—	1	9-15	4-7	2-2	-25
Nikola Jokic C	35	12	13	10	1	—	6	2-7	0-1	8-10	-11
Michael Porter Jr. F	30	13	8	1	1	—	1	5-14	1-4	2-2	-12
Christian Braun G	29	10	3	3	1	—	—	3-7	1-3	3-4	+1
Russell Westbrook G	24	17	4	1	—	—	4	7-17	3-7	0-2	-15
Zeke Nnaji F-C	14	—	2	—	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	—
Julian Strawther G	12	2	—	2	—	—	1	1-4	0-3	—	-10
Hunter Tyson F	8	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-2
Jalen Pickett G	4	3	1	—	—	—	1	1-2	1-2	—	-3
DeAndre Jordan C	4	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1
PJ Hall C	4	—	2	—	—	1	1	0-2	0-1	—	-3
Spencer Jones F	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	31	32	62.7	36.0	+32.4	25.2
LeBron James	Bench	33	25	61.5	28.4	+11.7	20.2
Austin Reaves	Bench	33	23	73.5	23.4	+15.9	15.2
Rui Hachimura	Bench	36	21	76.3	16.7	+16.8	10.6
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	11	5	83.3	11.5	+17.8	17.9
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	25	4	66.7	7.5	+14.3	4.4
Dalton Knecht	Bench	9	4	51.5	25.0	+7.1	10.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	27	3	30.0	9.5	+35.7	1.2
Gabe Vincent	Bench	19	3	37.5	8.7	+41.5	2.2
Trey Jemison	Bench	3	2	50.0	25.0	+7.1	33.3
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	6	1	56.8	0.0	+22.6	-14.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	35	24	75.6	20.2	-31.0	15.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	36	19	70.7	20.0	-37.3	9.0
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	17	47.5	36.7	-30.6	4.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	30	13	43.7	20.8	-20.2	5.7
Nikola Jokic	Bench	35	12	52.6	21.4	-11.5	10.0
Christian Braun	Bench	29	10	57.1	12.9	+3.6	7.3
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	3	75.0	27.3	-37.5	28.6
Julian Strawther	Bench	12	2	25.0	16.7	-40.7	-28.6
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	-12.5	35.3
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	14	—	0.0	2.8	+4.3	4.5
Hunter Tyson	Bench	8	—	0.0	10.5	-9.0	-18.9
PJ Hall	Bench	4	—	0.0	27.3	-37.5	-14.3
Spencer Jones	Bench	3	—	0.0	10.0	-100.0	-16.7