The Denver Nuggets visited the
Los Angeles Lakers on March 19 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Lakers secured a stunning
120-108 victory over the Nuggets in the high-octane matchup. The standout stars for the Nuggets Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were sidelined alongside Julian Strawther, Trey Alexander, and DaRon Holmes II. While the Lakers still missing Rui Hachimura and LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are leading the team. Here are the box score, player stats, game summary, and everything you need to know about the
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers: Box score and player stats
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers. Image via: Mark J. Terrill/ AP
Denver Nuggets box score and player stats | PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 27:32 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -16 |
| Peyton Watson | 25:07 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:03 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | -22 |
| Christian Braun | 27:42 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -15 |
| Russell Westbrook | 28:38 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -15 |
| Spencer Jones | 29:17 | 4 | 8 | 55.6 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -7 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 22:03 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 09:38 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 19:22 | 5 | 9 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Hunter Tyson | 12:19 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| PJ Hall | 08:19 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | DNP - Coach's Decision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dario Šarić | DNP - Coach's Decision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTALS | | 41 | 87 | 47.1 | 13 | 39 | 33.3 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 12 | 34 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 108 | -12 |
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Jordan Goodwin SF | 26:28 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith PF | 30:12 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 24:11 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Austin Reaves SG | 36:07 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
| Luka Dončić PG | 32:16 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 |
| Gabe Vincent | 22:50 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18:10 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Dalton Knecht | 25:13 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -6 |
| Christian Koloko | 14:00 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 |
| Shake Milton | 06:35 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 |
| Bronny James | 03:58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Alex Len | DNP - Coach's Decision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Markieff Morris | DNP - Coach's Decision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cam Reddish | DNP - Coach's Decision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | | 42 | 83 | 50.6 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 120 | 12 |
Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers game summary
Aaron Gordon was the standout performer for the Denver Nuggets, leading the team with 26 points, and 11 rebounds. Michael Porter Jr., Peyton Watson, and Russell Westbrook each contributed 12 points. Westbrook had a rough shooting night, though he did dish out a team-high nine assists.
Jalen Pickett provided a solid boost off the bench with 14 points in 19 minutes.
For the Los Angeles Lakers,
Luka Doncic had a strong performance, leading the team with 31 points and making four three-pointers on nine attempts. He also contributed nine rebounds and dished out seven assists. However, he did have six turnovers, which is something he’ll want to clean up moving forward.
Austin Reaves also played well, scoring 22 points. He hit two of his seven three-point attempts and was perfect from the free-throw line. Along with his scoring, he provided eight assists and five rebounds.
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