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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
PLAYS
Win %: LAL, 54.5
Win %: DEN, 50.3
Win %: DEN, 50.9
Win %: LAL, 50.9
Win %: LAL, 51.5
Win %: LAL, 56.6
Win %: LAL, 54.1
Win %: LAL, 51.8
Win %: LAL, 51.0
Win %: DEN, 53.4
Win %: DEN, 51.1
Win %: DEN, 51.1
Win %: LAL, 50.8
Win %: LAL, 51.4
Win %: LAL, 54.0
Win %: LAL, 55.8
Win %: LAL, 56.4
Win %: LAL, 54.6
Win %: LAL, 54.0
Win %: LAL, 55.7
Win %: LAL, 56.3
Win %: LAL, 54.5
Win %: LAL, 56.3
Win %: LAL, 58.9
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 | 51 | 15 | .773 | - | W6 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10 | L1 |
| Denver | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 31 | 34 | .477 | 19.5 | W1 |
| Utah | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 39 | 25 | .609 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 37 | 27 | .578 | 2 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 32 | 32 | .500 | 7 | W2 |
| Golden State | 32 | 32 | .500 | 7 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 15 | 50 | .231 | 24.5 | W1 |
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