Lakers vs. Nuggets (Mar 5, 2026)

LAL

Season Leaders

DEN

32.4

L. Dončić

PPG

28.7

N. Jokić

8.3

D. Ayton

RPG

12.6

N. Jokić

8.6

L. Dončić

APG

10.3

N. Jokić

LAL

Team Stats

DEN

115.8

Offensive Rating

120.5

115.3

Defensive Rating

116.1

+0.6

Net Rating

+4.4

35.6

3P%

39.2

11.9

3PM

13.7

12.5

Stocks

11

LAL

Injuries

DEN

SF

Spencer Jones

Day to day (Shoulder)

PF

Cameron Johnson

Day to day (Ankle)

SG

Tamar Bates

Out (Foot)

SF

Peyton Watson

Out (Hamstring)

PF

Aaron Gordon

Out (Hamstring)

2025-26 Western Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

LAL

Last 5

DEN

Tue, Mar 3

Mon, Mar 2

Sun, Mar 1

Sun, Mar 1

Sat, Feb 28

Fri, Feb 27

Thu, Feb 26

Wed, Feb 25

Tue, Feb 24

Sun, Feb 22

Game Info

March 5, 2026

Prime

Ball Arena

Denver, Colorado

Team Leaders

PPG

32.4

L. Dončić

RPG

8.3

D. Ayton

APG

8.6

L. Dončić

+/-

+2.8

M. Smart

Season

Career vs DEN

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Luka Dončić L. Dončić	49	49	35.4	32.4	7.7	8.6	1.4	0.5	10.3	21.8	47.3	3.7	10.2	35.9	8.0	10.4	77.3	61.3	0.7	7.0	4.0	2.4
Austin Reaves A. Reaves	35	29	33.3	23.8	4.8	5.4	1.0	0.4	7.4	14.9	49.5	2.4	6.5	37.1	6.6	7.5	87.9	65.4	0.6	4.2	3.2	2.1
LeBron James L. James	43	43	33.1	21.6	5.7	7.0	1.0	0.6	8.1	16.1	50.2	1.5	4.6	31.7	4.0	5.3	74.2	58.5	0.7	4.9	3.1	1.3
Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	49	31	29.1	11.5	3.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	4.4	9.0	49.7	1.8	4.1	43.2	0.8	1.1	75.5	60.8	0.6	2.7	0.7	1.6
Marcus Smart M. Smart	51	44	28.2	9.5	2.9	2.9	1.4	0.4	3.1	7.7	40.3	1.5	4.6	33.3	1.7	2.1	80.7	54.9	0.6	2.3	1.5	2.6
Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	53	53	27.7	12.8	8.3	0.9	0.6	0.9	5.8	8.7	66.8	0.0	0.0	0	1.2	1.8	66.0	67.5	2.5	5.9	1.3	2.3
Jake LaRavia J. LaRavia	61	33	26.1	9.1	4.0	1.9	1.3	0.5	3.2	7.0	46.5	1.1	3.4	33.0	1.5	2.0	75.4	58.0	1.4	2.6	1.1	2.3
Luke Kennard L. Kennard	11	1	22.3	10.1	2.5	2.0	0.6	0.1	3.8	6.3	60.9	1.5	2.9	50.0	1.0	1.1	91.7	74.7	0.4	2.1	1.0	1.6
Jarred Vanderbilt J. Vanderbilt	50	3	18.4	4.7	4.7	1.2	0.9	0.3	1.8	3.9	46.7	0.5	1.6	30.9	0.6	0.9	63.8	54.9	1.4	3.3	1.0	1.8
Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	51	7	17.3	6.7	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.6	2.8	3.7	77.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.1	1.6	65.1	77.0	1.5	2.5	0.5	2.0
Nick Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	25	1	12.7	5.8	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	2.2	5.3	42.1	1.1	2.8	39.1	0.3	0.4	63.6	53.0	0.1	0.7	0.8	1.0
Maxi Kleber M. Kleber	34	1	11.0	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.8	46.7	0.2	0.6	27.3	0.4	0.6	63.6	54.5	0.8	1.2	0.4	1.4
Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	46	1	11.0	4.3	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.7	3.8	44.5	0.7	2.2	30.0	0.3	0.4	70.0	54.5	0.3	1.2	0.4	0.9
Kobe Bufkin K. Bufkin	9	1	9.3	3.4	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.1	3.8	29.4	0.3	1.9	17.6	0.9	0.9	100.0	41.3	0.1	0.9	0.4	0.4
Drew Timme D. Timme	18	0	8.3	3.5	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.4	2.6	56.5	0.4	0.9	41.2	0.2	0.4	57.1	64.2	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.6
Bronny James B. James	30	1	7.2	2.2	0.5	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.8	2.1	39.7	0.4	1.0	41.4	0.1	0.2	80.0	50.6	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.5
Adou Thiero A. Thiero	18	0	5.7	1.6	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.2	47.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.6	80.0	55.1	0.4	0.7	0.2	0.8
Chris Mañon C. Mañon	5	0	4.2	0.4	0.8	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	100.0	53.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.6

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
LeBron James L. James	46	46	37.3	25.9	7.5	8.0	1.2	0.7	10.0	19.9	50.1	1.3	4.5	29.3	4.6	6.7	68.8	56.5	1.0	6.4	3.6	1.9
Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22	22	35.9	28.0	8.6	9.5	1.9	0.4	9.2	20.5	45.0	2.8	8.2	33.7	6.8	9.0	75.3	57.2	1.0	7.5	3.8	1.9
Austin Reaves A. Reaves	12	9	33.1	18.3	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	5.9	12.4	47.7	2.3	5.3	43.8	4.1	4.6	89.1	63.2	1.2	4.0	1.9	1.5
Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	19	19	31.8	17.8	9.8	1.4	0.8	1.2	8.0	13.2	60.8	0.2	0.5	30.0	1.6	2.2	73.8	62.9	3.1	6.7	1.8	3.3
Marcus Smart M. Smart	19	13	29.6	10.4	3.4	4.3	1.6	0.3	3.6	9.4	38.5	1.1	3.7	29.6	2.1	2.5	81.3	49.5	1.2	2.2	1.7	2.6
Rui Hachimura R. Hachimura	10	7	29.2	12.4	3.8	2.0	0.7	0.1	5.2	11.4	45.6	1.3	4.1	31.7	0.7	0.9	77.8	52.6	1.1	2.7	0.2	1.8
Nick Smith Jr. N. Smith Jr.	4	2	27.5	14.8	2.0	2.3	0.3	0.3	5.5	12.0	45.8	3.3	6.0	54.2	0.5	0.5	100.0	60.4	0.8	1.3	1.0	1.5
Maxi Kleber M. Kleber	17	8	25.1	7.4	4.6	1.4	0.5	0.9	2.6	6.1	43.7	1.2	3.8	32.8	0.8	0.9	93.3	57.0	0.9	3.7	0.8	2.6
Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	4	1	24.8	14.3	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	5.3	11.8	44.7	2.3	6.5	34.6	1.5	2.0	75.0	56.4	0.5	2.3	0.3	2.0
Luke Kennard L. Kennard	18	1	21.3	6.6	2.2	1.8	0.3	0.0	2.3	6.1	37.6	1.4	3.9	35.2	0.6	0.7	84.6	51.4	0.1	2.2	0.8	1.4
Jarred Vanderbilt J. Vanderbilt	14	9	19.4	6.5	5.3	1.9	1.4	0.4	2.7	4.8	56.7	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.0	1.9	51.9	57.7	1.9	3.4	0.9	2.9
Jake LaRavia J. LaRavia	10	2	18.6	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.4	0.4	2.9	6.4	45.3	1.0	3.4	29.4	1.0	1.5	66.7	55.2	1.1	1.9	1.1	1.7
Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	16	5	16.2	6.3	3.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	2.5	3.6	70.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.9	66.7	71.2	1.3	2.6	0.5	1.6
Drew Timme D. Timme	1	0	10.8	9.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	69.9	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Bronny James B. James	2	0	9.8	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.5	20.0	0.5	2.5	20.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	42.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Bufkin K. Bufkin	2	0	8.9	4.0	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	44.4	0.0	2.5	0.5	1.0

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

N. Jokić

RPG

12.6

N. Jokić

APG

10.3

N. Jokić

+/-

+9.7

KJ Simpson

Season

Career vs LAL

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Jamal Murray J. Murray	57	57	35.2	25.7	4.4	7.3	1.0	0.4	8.9	18.4	48.4	3.2	7.5	42.9	4.6	5.2	87.9	61.9	0.4	4.0	2.4	1.6
Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	46	46	34.6	28.7	12.6	10.3	1.3	0.8	10.1	17.7	57.0	1.9	4.8	40.1	6.5	7.9	82.7	67.6	3.1	9.5	3.7	2.7
Christian Braun C. Braun	26	26	31.3	10.8	4.8	2.8	0.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	49.5	0.8	2.8	27.8	1.9	2.5	78.1	58.3	1.7	3.0	1.2	2.3
Cameron Johnson C. Johnson	37	37	30.8	11.2	3.8	2.3	0.6	0.4	3.8	8.6	44.5	1.8	4.5	40.6	1.8	2.1	84.8	59.1	0.8	3.0	0.9	2.3
Peyton Watson P. Watson	49	39	30.7	14.9	4.9	2.0	1.0	1.2	5.4	10.9	49.6	1.5	3.7	41.7	2.6	3.6	72.7	60.0	0.9	4.0	1.8	2.5
Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	23	20	27.9	17.7	6.2	2.5	0.7	0.2	6.0	11.9	50.9	1.8	4.6	40.0	3.7	4.7	78.9	63.2	1.3	4.9	1.0	1.7
Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	61	5	27.4	13.9	2.7	1.3	0.5	0.1	4.5	9.9	45.5	2.8	6.9	40.3	2.0	2.5	82.8	62.9	0.2	2.5	0.5	1.2
Bruce Brown B. Brown	62	2	25.2	7.6	4.0	2.2	1.1	0.2	2.9	6.3	46.3	0.6	1.7	35.6	1.1	1.5	76.1	54.3	1.2	2.8	1.1	2.5
Spencer Jones S. Jones	51	34	23.0	5.8	3.2	0.8	0.8	0.5	2.1	4.2	50.5	1.0	2.4	41.5	0.6	0.9	61.7	63.2	1.1	2.1	0.5	2.8
Jalen Pickett J. Pickett	41	18	17.4	5.5	2.6	2.5	0.3	0.1	2.1	4.9	42.5	1.0	2.7	38.2	0.3	0.3	92.3	54.4	0.4	2.1	0.7	0.9
Julian Strawther J. Strawther	39	11	15.4	7.0	2.1	1.1	0.5	0.1	2.5	5.5	45.4	0.9	2.6	33.0	1.1	1.4	80.0	57.0	0.2	1.8	0.7	1.3
Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	50	5	14.2	8.8	5.2	1.2	0.3	0.6	3.5	6.2	57.3	0.1	0.4	31.6	1.6	2.1	78.1	62.2	1.6	3.6	1.2	2.2
Zeke Nnaji Z. Nnaji	43	2	12.3	4.0	2.7	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.0	48.8	0.3	1.0	27.9	0.8	1.0	78.6	58.0	0.7	2.0	0.5	1.3
DaRon Holmes II D. Holmes II	18	6	10.4	4.0	1.6	0.9	0.0	0.2	1.4	2.9	48.1	0.9	2.1	42.1	0.3	0.4	75.0	64.8	0.3	1.3	0.3	0.9
KJ Simpson KJ Simpson	3	0	7.7	1.7	1.7	2.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	2.3	28.6	0.0	0.0	0	0.3	0.7	50.0	31.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.3
Curtis Jones C. Jones	6	0	5.2	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.3	28.6	0.2	1.5	11.1	0.0	0.0	0	32.1	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.5

Regular Season	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Jamal Murray J. Murray	27	24	32.8	20.4	4.3	5.2	1.1	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.7	2.7	6.5	41.1	2.9	3.4	84.9	57.5	0.5	3.8	2.7	1.6
Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	30	29	31.8	20.6	10.4	6.6	1.3	0.8	7.5	14.2	52.9	0.9	3.1	30.1	4.7	5.5	85.5	62.2	2.5	8.0	3.2	2.7
Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	24	22	29.6	14.1	6.7	2.5	0.7	0.9	5.3	10.3	51.4	1.5	3.6	41.4	2.0	3.2	63.2	60.3	1.8	4.9	1.5	2.0
Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	27	12	28.2	15.0	3.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	5.1	12.3	41.3	2.5	6.9	36.6	2.3	2.9	79.5	55.1	0.4	2.9	1.1	1.3
Bruce Brown B. Brown	15	8	26.2	7.9	4.7	2.4	0.6	0.3	3.1	6.8	45.1	0.7	2.0	36.7	1.0	1.4	71.4	53.0	1.3	3.4	1.1	2.4
Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	31	29	24.4	11.8	8.8	1.7	0.5	0.6	4.9	9.0	53.9	0.2	0.7	26.1	1.9	2.3	83.1	59.0	1.9	6.9	1.6	2.8
Spencer Jones S. Jones	3	1	23.1	8.3	3.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	3.3	6.0	55.6	1.3	3.3	40.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	67.8	1.0	2.0	0.7	2.7
Cameron Johnson C. Johnson	11	3	22.4	9.5	3.5	2.1	1.1	0.4	3.4	8.4	40.2	2.2	4.8	45.3	0.6	1.2	53.8	53.7	0.9	2.6	0.6	2.0
Tyus Jones T. Jones	31	9	21.3	6.8	1.6	4.4	1.4	0.0	2.6	5.9	44.3	0.9	2.6	35.0	0.7	0.9	75.9	54.1	0.2	1.5	0.9	0.8
Peyton Watson P. Watson	8	3	21.1	7.8	2.4	1.3	0.6	1.0	3.1	6.8	46.3	1.0	2.4	42.1	0.5	1.3	40.0	53.1	0.8	1.6	1.1	1.3
Christian Braun C. Braun	11	5	20.8	7.0	2.6	2.1	0.4	0.4	2.8	4.7	59.6	0.5	1.5	35.3	0.8	1.3	64.3	66.2	0.6	2.0	1.0	1.0
KJ Simpson KJ Simpson	1	0	20.1	8.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0	66.7	0.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Julian Strawther J. Strawther	2	0	15.6	4.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.5	42.9	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	0.0	0	57.1	0.0	1.0	0.5	4.0
Zeke Nnaji Z. Nnaji	14	0	12.7	3.7	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.4	4.1	33.3	0.4	1.3	33.3	0.6	0.8	72.7	42.0	1.1	1.3	0.2	1.2
Jalen Pickett J. Pickett	5	1	10.6	5.2	2.2	1.8	0.6	0.0	2.0	4.2	47.6	1.2	2.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0	61.9	0.4	1.8	0.2	0.8

Lakers LAL

Nuggets DEN

Season Leaders

Team Stats

Injuries

2025-26 Western Standings

Last 5

Game Info