
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
Mar 15, 2025, 1:30 AM · National Basketball AssociationJamal Murray's clutch 3-pointer helps Nuggets hold off short-handed Lakers 131-126
Murray finished with 26 points and while the win was something to celebrate, there were enough red flags for coach Michael Malone to crumple up the stat sheet as he sat down for his postgame news conference.
Austin Reaves scored 37 points and Dalton Knecht added 32 for the Lakers, whose lengthy list of injured players included LeBron James and Luka Doncic, who was ruled out on the second night of back-to-back games because of left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain.
James missed his third straight game with a left groin strain and returned to Los Angeles along with Rui Hachimura (left patellar tendinopathy) and Jaxson Hayes (bruised right knee) ahead of the Lakers’ game in Denver. Also, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent sat out to rest left ankle injuries.
James’ son, Bronny, scored five points after being recalled from the G League.
The Lakers lost their fourth straight despite a furious second-half rally that saw them take a 126-123 lead with 52 seconds remaining.
Nikola Jokic, who scored 28, tied it with a three-point play and Reaves misfired from 15 feet before Murray buried the 3 thanks to a screen from Jokic that blocked two defenders.
Nuggets: Denver's inability to pull away from a short-handed bunch could be cause for concern for a team jockeying for playoff position.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 126 - 131 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 126 - 131 | |
4th 2.1 | Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot dunk | 126 - 131 | |
4th 4.0 | Shake Milton bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals) | 126 - 129 | |
4th 5.1 | Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray | 126 - 129 |
Statistics
LAL | DEN | |
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49-105 | FG | 44-85 |
46.7 | Field Goal % | 51.8 |
15-40 | 3PT | 13-31 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 41.9 |
13-16 | FT | 30-38 |
81.3 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
47 | Rebounds | 39 |
19 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
32 | Assists | 30 |
10 | Steals | 7 |
2 | Blocks | 5 |
8 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 27 |
62 | Points in Paint | 58 |
25 | Fouls | 15 |
11 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,946 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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40 | 25 | .615 | - | L4 |
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39 | 28 | .582 | 2 | W7 |
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37 | 30 | .552 | 4 | W2 |
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33 | 33 | .500 | 7.5 | L4 |
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31 | 36 | .463 | 10 | W1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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55 | 12 | .821 | - | W2 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | 12.5 | L1 |
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39 | 29 | .574 | 16.5 | W7 |
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28 | 39 | .418 | 27 | L5 |
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15 | 52 | .224 | 40 | L8 |
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