Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
West Finals - Game 3 • DEN leads series 3-0
53-29, 19-22 Away
119
53-29, 19-22 Away
43-39, 23-18 Home
108
43-39, 23-18 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis misses layup
- Nikola Jokic misses running pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes 3-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving floating jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes dunk
- Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 9-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses 12-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes 21-foot jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 24-foot jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
- Lonnie Walker IV misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lonnie Walker IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Jeff Green makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lonnie Walker IV makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lonnie Walker IV makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bruce Brown makes 6-foot jump bank shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses 8-foot two point shot
- Rui Hachimura makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes three point jumper
- Lonnie Walker IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 28-foot three pointer
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 9-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 35-foot three point jumper
- Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 31-foot three point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses driving floating jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Austin Reaves misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 9-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Aaron Gordon misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point shot
- Bruce Brown makes tip shot
- Bruce Brown makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Lonnie Walker IV misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Jamal Murray 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon blocks Rui Hachimura 's 4-foot layup
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Dennis Schroder makes 24-foot two point shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonnie Walker IV assists)
- LeBron James makes 23-foot three point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James misses driving layup
- Bruce Brown makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Lonnie Walker IV makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lonnie Walker IV misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (LeBron James assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Lonnie Walker IV misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Anthony Davis misses alley oop dunk shot
- Anthony Davis misses 2-foot tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Bruce Brown assists)
- LeBron James misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown makes tip shot
- Dennis Schroder misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three pointer
- Rui Hachimura misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Dennis Schroder makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 30-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Brown Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Brown Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Shaquille Harrison assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic vs. Anthony Davis (Jamal Murray gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Anthony Davis misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses running pullup jump shot | 2 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 3 |
| 10:36 | | Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot | 4 | 3 |
| 10:19 | | Anthony Davis misses two point shot | 4 | 3 |
| 10:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 4 | 3 |
| 10:12 | | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 7 | 3 |
| 9:57 | | Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 7 | 5 |
| 9:40 | | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul | 7 | 5 |
| 9:33 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 7 | 5 |
| 9:32 | | Lakers defensive team rebound | 7 | 5 |
| 9:12 | | Anthony Davis makes 3-foot dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 7 | 7 |
| 8:54 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving floating jump shot | 7 | 7 |
| 8:52 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 8:47 | | Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point shot | 7 | 7 |
| 8:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 8:30 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 7 | 7 |
| 8:28 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 8:15 | | Jarred Vanderbilt misses driving floating jump shot | 7 | 7 |
| 8:14 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 8:14 | | Anthony Davis makes dunk | 7 | 9 |
| 7:53 | | Anthony Davis blocks Nikola Jokic 's 9-foot two point shot | 7 | 9 |
| 7:50 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 7 | 9 |
| 7:50 | | D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 7 | 9 |
| 7:46 | | Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 9 | 9 |
| 7:34 | | Austin Reaves bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | 9 | 9 |
| 7:22 | | Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot | 11 | 9 |
| 7:10 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 11 | 9 |
| 7:07 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 11 | 9 |
| 7:00 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul | 11 | 9 |
| 7:00 | | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 7:00 | | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 6:44 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper | 13 | 9 |
| 6:38 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| 6:31 | | Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot | 15 | 9 |
| 6:12 | | Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot | 15 | 9 |
| 6:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 15 | 9 |
| 6:08 | | LeBron James shooting foul | 15 | 9 |
| 6:08 | | Lakers Full timeout | 15 | 9 |
| 6:08 | | Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 15 | 9 |
| 6:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 6:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 5:43 | | LeBron James misses two point shot | 17 | 9 |
| 5:38 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 17 | 9 |
| 5:38 | | Anthony Davis misses tip shot | 17 | 9 |
| 5:37 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 17 | 9 |
| 5:34 | | Jamal Murray misses 12-foot two point shot | 17 | 9 |
| 5:33 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 17 | 9 |
| 5:30 | | Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point shot | 17 | 9 |
| 5:25 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 17 | 9 |
| 5:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Rui Hachimura enters the game for LeBron James | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Bruce Brown enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 20 | 9 |
| 5:10 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 10 |
| 4:43 | | Aaron Gordon makes 21-foot jumper (Bruce Brown assists) | 22 | 10 |
| 4:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul | 22 | 10 |
| 4:23 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point shot | 22 | 10 |
| 4:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 22 | 10 |
| 4:16 | | Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24 | 10 |
| 4:04 | | Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot | 24 | 10 |
| 4:00 | | Bruce Brown vs. Anthony Davis (Rui Hachimura gains possession) | 24 | 10 |
| 4:00 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 24 | 10 |
| 3:49 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot two point shot | 24 | 10 |
| 3:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 24 | 10 |
| 3:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 10 |
| 3:23 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | 24 | 10 |
| 3:11 | | Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot | 24 | 10 |
| 3:09 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | 24 | 10 |
| 3:09 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul | 24 | 10 |
| 3:09 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 11 |
| 3:09 | | LeBron James enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 24 | 11 |
| 3:09 | | Lonnie Walker IV enters the game for Austin Reaves | 24 | 11 |
| 3:09 | | Jeff Green enters the game for Michael Porter Jr. | 24 | 11 |
| 3:09 | | Christian Braun enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 24 | 11 |
| 3:09 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 12 |
| 2:50 | | Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot | 26 | 12 |
| 2:36 | | LeBron James makes 24-foot jumper (Anthony Davis assists) | 26 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Lonnie Walker IV shooting foul | 26 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 26 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Aaron Gordon enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 26 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 14 |
| 2:21 | | Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 14 |
| 2:03 | | LeBron James makes 8-foot two point shot | 28 | 16 |
| 1:40 | | Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot | 30 | 16 |
| 1:31 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses two point shot | 30 | 16 |
| 1:29 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 30 | 16 |
| 1:24 | | Jamal Murray misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 30 | 16 |
| 1:21 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 30 | 16 |
| 1:14 | | Christian Braun shooting foul | 30 | 16 |
| 1:14 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 17 |
| 1:14 | | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Anthony Davis | 30 | 17 |
| 1:14 | | LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 17 |
| 1:12 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | 30 | 17 |
| 52.2 | | Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover | 30 | 17 |
| 35.1 | | Lonnie Walker IV makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 30 | 20 |
| 13.1 | | Jamal Murray makes 18-foot two point shot | 32 | 20 |
| 4.1 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 32 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | 32 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 32 | 20 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bill Kennedy
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Scott Foster
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 36 | 8 | .818 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9 | L3 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 26 | 16 | .619 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | - | W3 |
| Golden State | 25 | 20 | .556 | 2.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 19 | 24 | .442 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 32 | .273 | 15 | L2 |
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