The Denver Nuggets secured a stunning 131-126 win against the struggling Los Angeles Lakers at the Ball Arena in Denver. The visiting Lakers did put up their best in the game despite missing LeBron James, Maxi Kleber, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Jaxson Hayes, and Trey Jemison III, but the team fell short of 5 points as they have continued their losing streak amid James’ injury. Here are the box score, player stats, and everything you need to know about the
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets matchup on March 14.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets: Box score and player stats
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets. Image via: Davis Zalubowski/ AP
Los Angeles Lakers box score and player stats | Player | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Dalton Knecht | 36:52 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | -10 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 24:21 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -13 |
| Alex Len | 11:58 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 |
| Austin Reaves | 39:17 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 33:34 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| Christian Koloko | 19:30 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Shake Milton | 28:20 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| Markieff Morris | 23:41 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| Bronny James | 15:43 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Cam Reddish | 06:44 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabe Vincent | DNP - Coach's Decision | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TOTALS | | 49 | 105 | 46.7 | 15 | 40 | 37.5 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 126 | -5 |
| Player | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33:20 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:28 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:47 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 34:32 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:26 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 27:47 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:59 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -11 |
| Peyton Watson | 16:28 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 |
| Jalen Pickett | 02:13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| TOTALS | | 44 | 85 | 51.8 | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 30 | 38 | 78.9 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 131 | 5 |
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets game summary
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Austin Reaves was the standout performer, leading the team with 37 points while contributing 8 rebounds, 13 assists. Dalton Knecht was another major scorer, as he finished with 32 points.
Bronny James had a brief but memorable moment, knocking down a three-pointer over
Nikola Jokic in the first quarter. However, he had a quiet game overall, finishing with just 5 points in 15 minutes. Shake Milton came off the bench to add 16 points, while Jordan Goodwin added 10 points and 6 assists.
On the defensive end, Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Koloko played important roles. Vanderbilt recorded 7 assists, 3 steals, and 7 rebounds in 24 minutes. Koloko also made an impact, contributing 7 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Still, the Lakers could not bounce back from their losing streak amid
LeBron James’ absence. On top of that, their standout star, Luka Doncic, was also sidelined, which proved to be too much for the team to get past Denver Nuggets’ stunning gameplay.
The Nuggets' standout Nikola Jokic led the charge with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jamal Murray also had a big game, dropping 26 points. Christian Braun was a surprise contributor, scoring 22.
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