Newer meeting, Mar 14: DEN 125, LAL 127

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets: player stats (Mar 5, 2026)

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Los Angeles Lakers

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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LAL

Game leaders

DEN

Points
Los Angeles Lakers: Luka Doncic27 PTS11-24 FG, 3-10 3P, 2-4 FT
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic28 PTS10-15 FG, 0-1 3P, 8-8 FT
Rebounds
Los Angeles Lakers: Luka Doncic11 REB1 OREB, 10 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic12 REB3 OREB, 9 DREB
Assists
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James8 AST16 PTS, 1 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic13 AST28 PTS, 9 TOV

The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on March 5, 2026 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets with 28 points; Luka Doncic scored 27 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Los Angeles Lakers
Luka DoncicF-G	40:00	27	11	7	11-24	3-10	2-4	4	0	3	3	0
Austin ReavesG	38:00	16	5	7	6-11	1-2	3-4	3	0	0	2	-4
LeBron JamesF	34:00	16	5	8	7-11	0-2	2-2	3	1	1	2	-10
Marcus SmartG	32:00	9	1	2	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	0	4	4	+3
Deandre AytonC	5:00	0	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-13
Rui HachimuraF	29:00	16	2	3	6-9	4-5	0-0	1	0	1	3	+10
Jaxson HayesC	28:00	19	5	2	8-10	0-0	3-5	0	0	0	1	+7
Luke KennardG	20:00	8	0	0	3-6	2-3	0-0	0	0	1	2	-7
Jake LaRaviaF	10:00	2	0	1	1-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	2	-16
Jarred VanderbiltF	4:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-5
Team	240	113	32	30	45-87	13-31	10-15	12	1	10	21

DNP: Bronny James, Dalton Knecht, Chris Mañon, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Maxi Kleber, Kobe Bufkin, Drew Timme

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Christian BraunG	40:00	15	5	4	6-12	2-6	1-2	0	0	1	0	+8
Nikola JokicC	38:00	28	12	13	10-15	0-1	8-8	1	1	9	4	+6
Jamal MurrayG	38:00	28	4	7	8-17	5-9	7-7	0	0	2	3	+9
Julian StrawtherG	29:00	18	2	0	6-10	2-5	4-5	1	0	2	4	-1
Zeke NnajiF-C	24:00	5	5	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	3	0
Bruce BrownG	30:00	8	6	1	3-8	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	+3
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	25:00	14	2	0	4-7	2-4	4-5	0	0	0	0	+5
Jonas ValanciunasC	10:00	4	4	1	0-0	0-0	4-4	0	0	2	1	+1
Tyus JonesG	6:00	0	1	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	+4
Team	240	120	41	27	39-75	14-31	28-31	3	1	18	16

DNP: K.J. Simpson, DaRon Holmes II, Jalen Pickett, Curtis Jones, Cameron Johnson, Spencer Jones, Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson, David Roddy

Team stats

Team stats: Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets
LAL	Stat	DEN
51.7%45-87	Field-goal percentage	52.0%(better)39-75
41.9%13-31	Three-point percentage	45.2%(better)14-31
66.7%10-15	Free-throw percentage	90.3%(better)28-31
32	Rebounds	41(better)
6	Offensive rebounds	7(better)
26	Defensive rebounds	34(better)
30(better)	Assists	27
12(better)	Steals	3
1	Blocks	1
10(better)	Turnovers	18
21	Personal fouls	16(better)
45(better)	Bench points	26

Team advanced
LAL	Stat	DEN
98.6	Pace	98.6
114.6	Off. rating	121.7(better)
121.7	Def. rating	114.6(better)
-7.1	Net rating	7.1(better)
60.4	TS%	67.7(better)
59.2	eFG%	61.3(better)
9.7(better)	TOV%	16.9
15.0	OREB%	21.2(better)
0.172	FT rate	0.413(better)
35.6	3PA rate	41.3(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

LAL 37%DEN 63%

Expected margin: DEN by 4.2
Result: DEN by 7: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 2.8 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 1.6 pts toward DEN. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

LAL 2, DEN 1

Jan 20Los Angeles Lakers 115, Denver Nuggets 107
Mar 5 · this gameLos Angeles Lakers 113, Denver Nuggets 120
Mar 14Denver Nuggets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 127

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