Match summary — NBA 2025-2026
DENVER NUGGETS defeated LOS ANGELES LAKERS 120-113 on in the NBA 2025-2026. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 7-point margin. Jamal Murray led all scorers with 28 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 52.0% from the field while LOS ANGELES LAKERS managed 51.7%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 41 rebounds and LOS ANGELES LAKERS grabbed 32. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
DENVER NUGGETS
120 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | * Christian Braun | 39:53 | 15 | 6/12 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 27 | * Jamal Murray | 38:21 | 28 | 8/17 | 3/8 | 5/9 | 7/7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | * Nikola Jokic | 37:45 | 28 | 10/15 | 10/14 | 0/1 | 8/8 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| 3 | * Julian Strawther | 28:46 | 18 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | * Zeke Nnaji | 23:47 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Bruce Brown Jr. | 29:57 | 8 | 3/8 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | 25:38 | 14 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | 10:10 | 4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Tyus Jones | 05:43 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 120 | 39/75 | 25/44 | 14/31 | 28/31 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 135 | |
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
113 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | * Luka Doncic | 40:24 | 27 | 11/24 | 8/14 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | * Austin Reaves | 38:02 | 16 | 6/11 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 23 | * Lebron James | 33:42 | 16 | 7/11 | 7/9 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 36 | * Marcus Smart | 32:11 | 9 | 3/9 | 0/3 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | * Deandre Ayton | 04:30 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Rui Hachimura | 28:58 | 16 | 6/9 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Jaxson Hayes | 27:28 | 19 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Luke Kennard | 20:27 | 8 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Jake Laravia | 10:21 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 2 | Jarred Vanderbilt | 03:58 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 240:01 | 113 | 45/87 | 32/56 | 13/31 | 10/15 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 131 | |