Denver NuggetsNuggets41-27
125Final/OTMar 14, 2026
Los Angeles LakersLakers42-25
127TVABC
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
DEN−122
LAL+102
Spread
DEN −1.5−115
LAL +1.5−105
Total O/U
Over 244.5−115
Under 244.5−105
- Spread: Lakers +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 244.5 (252 points).
Recap
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 in overtime at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Mar 14, 2026 to move to 42-25.
The lead changed hands 9 times. The Lakers have won 5 straight.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 125 |
| LAL | 34 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 127 |
Team stats
DENLAL
- FG
- 44-95
- 48-93
- 3PT
- 19-49
- 14-42
- FT
- 18-22
- 17-26
- Rebounds
- 41
- 46
- Assists
- 33
- 31
- Turnovers
- 15
- 16
Top performers
Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Points
Aaron Gordon27
Austin Reaves32
Assists
Nikola Jokic14
Luka Doncic13
Rebounds
Nikola Jokic16
Luka Doncic11
Player stats
Nuggets · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon F | 35 | 27 | 9-16 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 43 | 18 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +15 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 43 | 24 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | +6 |
| Jamal Murray G | 36 | 5 | 1-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 |
| Christian Braun G | 33 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 |
| Spencer Jones F | 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 29 | 20 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 |
| Bruce Brown G | 20 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -5 |
Lakers · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James F | 40 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +6 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 27 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +1 |
| Marcus Smart G | 35 | 21 | 8-15 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +16 |
| Luka Doncic G | 43 | 30 | 10-26 | 4-14 | 6-9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | -4 |
| Austin Reaves G | 46 | 32 | 12-21 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +7 |
| Rui Hachimura F | 25 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -8 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 21 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 |
| Luke Kennard G | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 |
Game info
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance18,997
OfficialsReferee: Jacyn Goble · Referee: Scott Twardoski · Referee: Justin Van Duyne
TVABC · national
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