Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Player Stats and Box Score (Mar. 19) | 2024-25 NBA season

The LA Lakers led from start to finish to whip the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday. Without Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, the Mile High City team had no answer for Luka Doncic, who exploded for 21 points in the first quarter. The Slovenian finished the game with 31 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets for the second straight game without their star duo. The high-flying forward tallied 26 points, 11 rebounds and one steal. Russell Westbrook contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and two steals. The former MVP went 4-for-14, including 1-for-4 in his return to Crypto.com Arena.

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Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers player stats and box score

Denver Nuggets player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon	26	11	0	1	0	4	9-14	5-9	3-4	-22
Peyton Watson	12	2	2	0	1	3	5-8	1-2	1-4	-12
Michael Porter Jr.	12	4	1	3	0	2	5-10	1-5	1-1	-16
Russell Westbrook	12	4	9	2	0	3	4-14	1-4	3-5	-15
Christian Braun	10	4	3	0	0	2	4-6	0-1	2-4	-15
Zeke Nnaji	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-6	0-2	0-0	-1
Hunter Tyson	6	1	1	0	0	1	2-6	0-4	2-2	+14
Spencer Jones	9	3	0	0	1	1	4-8	0-3	1-1	-7
Vlatko Cancar	2	8	3	0	0	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0
PJ Hall	5	2	1	0	2	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+11
Jalen Pickett	14	4	5	2	0	0	5-9	4-6	0-0	+3
Dario Saric	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeAndre Jordan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

LA Lakers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dorian Finney-Smith	14	4	4	1	0	0	5-7	3-4	1-2	+26
Jaxson Hayes	6	7	0	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	0-2	+11
Luka Doncic	31	9	7	2	1	6	10-21	4-9	7-10	+20
Austin Reaves	22	5	8	2	1	1	8-16	2-7	4-4	+13
Jordan Goodwin	8	3	3	4	0	1	2-7	0-3	4-4	+1
Jarred Vanderbilt	10	2	1	3	0	3	4-6	0-1	2-2	+6
Christian Koloko	4	4	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Gabe Vincent	12	0	1	0	0	1	4-6	4-6	0-0	+7
Shake Milton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-1	1-2	-11
Bronny James	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Dalton Knecht	12	3	1	0	0	0	4-10	3-7	1-2	-6
Cam Reddish	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alex Len	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Markieff Morris	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers Game Summary

The Denver Nuggets took on the LA Lakers on Wednesday, the fourth and final regular season meeting between the rivals. Denver, which held out Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray hours before tip-off, would lean again on the supporting cast to carry the team. The Nuggets hoped to pull of a road win to secure the season series.

LA opened the first quarter with a 14-2 blast. Luka Doncic had nine points and two assists during that stretch. Denver closed the gap before the Lakers surged again behind the Slovenian, who finished the period with 21 points. Doncic and Co. led 46-29 after one quarter.

The Nuggets slowed down Doncic in the second quarter and won the period 30-27 to cut the deficit to 73-59 at halftime. Aaron Gordon had 16 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes, while Russell Westbrook added nine points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals. Denver dominated the paint, making 8 for 12 shots to keep up with the home team.

The Lakers opened the third quarter with a flurry behind Doncic and Austin Reaves. Jaxson Hayes’ alley-oop dunk from Dorian Finney-Smith extended the lead to 87-70 with 7:08 left in the period. LA sustained its dominance to carry a 105-77 advantage entering the last 12 minutes.

Austin Reaves' two free throws with 4:44 remaining gave the Lakers a 114-95 lead. Denver raised the white flag after to allow the home team to cruise to a 120-108 win.