Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets
Lead tracker
LAL leadsBiggest lead LAL 0, DEN 15DEN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 22 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 113 |
 DEN | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 120 |
Who won: Nuggets 120-113
The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Ball Arena. The series is tied 1-1. The Nuggets outscored the Lakers 32-22 in the 1st quarter. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (28). Luka Doncic led the Lakers in points (27).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron JamesF | 34 | 16 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -10 |
| Deandre AytonC | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13 |
| Marcus SmartG | 32 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +3 |
| Luka DoncicG | 40 | 27 | 11-24 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Austin ReavesG | 38 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Rui HachimuraF | 29 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 |
| Jarred VanderbiltF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Jake LaRaviaF | 10 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 27 | 19 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Luke KennardG | 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
