Los Angeles Lakers 126, Denver Nuggets 131 — Recap

March 14, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 126, Denver Nuggets 131. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 40-32 DEN; Q2 LAL 27-39 DEN; Q3 LAL 32-31 DEN; Q4 LAL 27-29 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Austin Reaves (LAL) 37 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Dalton Knecht (LAL) 32 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-27 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-16 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Austin Reaves

37 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST, 4 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · LAL

Dalton Knecht

32 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 13-27 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 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	40	27	32	27		126
DEN	32	39	31	29		131

🧮 How They Scored

LALDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.3%Effective FG%59.4%

6.6%Turnover %10.6%

28.6%Offensive rebound %31.0%

0.190Free-throw rate0.447

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	39	37	8	13	4	—	4	13-26	4-10	7-7	—
Dalton Knecht F	37	32	2	1	—	—	—	13-27	5-13	1-2	-10
Jordan Goodwin G	34	10	6	2	1	1	—	4-8	2-3	—	-8
Jarred Vanderbilt F	24	9	7	7	3	—	1	3-6	1-2	2-4	-13
Christian Koloko C	20	8	7	2	—	1	1	4-7	—	—	+13
Bronny James G	16	5	2	—	1	—	—	1-5	1-5	2-2	+8

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	39	26	4	5	—	1	2	9-16	5-9	3-3	+6
Nikola Jokic C	38	28	7	5	3	1	4	8-16	0-4	12-17	+2
Christian Braun G	35	22	5	6	1	—	1	9-10	2-3	2-2	+8
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	13	4	2	—	—	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	+11
Aaron Gordon F	31	17	7	4	—	1	—	3-6	2-4	9-10	+16
Russell Westbrook G	28	17	6	7	1	—	4	7-16	3-6	—	+2
Zeke Nnaji F-C	17	4	5	—	—	1	—	2-5	—	—	-11
Peyton Watson G	16	4	1	1	2	1	—	1-5	0-1	2-4	-8
Jalen Pickett G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Austin Reaves	Bench	39	37	63.6	32.0	+3.1	18.7
Dalton Knecht	Bench	37	32	57.4	29.5	-11.2	7.8
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	34	10	62.5	9.0	-11.1	7.1
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	24	9	58.0	14.5	-17.8	11.1
Christian Koloko	Bench	20	8	57.1	16.0	+31.0	8.0
Bronny James	Bench	16	5	42.5	15.4	+33.6	4.8
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gabe Vincent	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	28	59.6	28.4	-2.5	9.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	26	75.1	20.4	+8.8	12.5
Christian Braun	Bench	35	22	101.1	14.1	+7.0	15.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	17	81.7	14.3	+19.1	12.6
Russell Westbrook	Bench	28	17	53.1	27.4	+1.4	13.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	13	54.7	16.5	+16.2	5.4
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	17	4	40.0	11.1	-31.4	6.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	16	4	29.6	16.3	-26.8	5.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-53.3	-5.9
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0