
DEN
41-27

LAL
42-25
DEN · top performer

Nikola Jokic
C · #15
24
Pts
16
Reb
14
Ast
LAL · top performer

Austin Reaves
G · #15
32
Pts
7
Reb
6
Ast
Biggest swing: 44pp · OT · 0.5
NBA · Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers · final
NBA · Box scoreTRACKING
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 35 | 27 | 9-16 | 5-10 | 4-7 | -3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 43 | 18 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | +15 | 4 | 3 | |
| 43 | 24 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +6 | 16 | 14 | |
| 36 | 5 | 1-14 | 1-7 | 2-3 | -9 | 6 | 6 | |
| 33 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | — | -2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | — | — | -8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | 20 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 4-4 | +2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Team | 125 | 44-95 | 19-49 | 18-22 | 41 | 33 | ||
| DNP: Z. Nnaji, D. Roddy, T. Jones, J. Pickett, J. Strawther | ||||||||
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 40 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +6 | 6 | 5 | |
| 27 | 9 | 4-6 | — | 1-4 | +1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 35 | 21 | 8-15 | 5-12 | — | +16 | 3 | 2 | |
| 43 | 30 | 10-26 | 4-14 | 6-9 | -4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 46 | 32 | 12-21 | 3-8 | 5-6 | +7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | — | -8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | — | — | +3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | 5 | 1-2 | — | 3-4 | -2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | — | -9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Team | 127 | 48-93 | 14-42 | 17-26 | 46 | 31 | ||
| DNP: J. Vanderbilt, D. Timme, D. Knecht, A. Thiero, K. Bufkin, B. James | ||||||||
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
46
FG %
52
33
Ast
31
Team stats
DEN
Away
Stat
LAL
Home
44-95
fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted
48-93
46
FG %
52
19-49
threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted
14-42
18-22
freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted
17-26
33
Assists
31
15
Turnovers
16
Season series
LAL win series 2-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
DEN -1.5
Between — and 5
Total
244.5
High-scoring · +18.5 vs avg
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 5 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
0.0 since open
Total
244.5
0.0 since open
How it ended
LAL beat DEN 127-125. A. Reaves paced them with 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST. DEN outscored the other side 37-26 in the 3rd quarter.
Last play
End of Game
Win probability
LAL vs DEN
Starters vs bench
production by unitStarters(5)
86 PTS · 32 REB · 28 AST
GS 71
Bench(4)
39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
GS 34
Starters(5)
109 PTS · 36 REB · 28 AST
GS 90
Bench(4)
18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
GS 16
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactAustin Reaves · makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Luka Doncic · makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Jokic · vs. Deandre Ayton
Linescore (quarters)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 125 |
| LAL | 34 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 127 |
Period scoring
DEN won 1 · LAL won 3
Q1
Jokic 9
Doncic 12
Q2
Johnson 6
James 11
Q3
Jokic 10
Reaves 6
Q4
Gordon 10
Reaves 14
OT
Gordon 3
Ayton 4
Shooting comparison
46%
44-95
FG
52%
48-93
39%
19-49
3PT
33%
14-42
82%
18-22
FT
65%
17-26
Play-by-play · 535 plays
- OT·0.0
End of Game
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.0
End of the 1st Overtime
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.1
Nuggets offensive team rebound
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.2
Luka Doncic blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 29-foot three point jumper
·
DEN 125·LAL 127
+1pp
- OT·0.5
Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown
·
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones
· ·
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.5
Deandre Ayton enters the game for Rui Hachimura
·
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.5
Nuggets Full timeout
DEN 125·LAL 127
- OT·0.5
Luka Doncic makes 17-foot step back jumpshotBIG MOMENT
DEN 125·LAL 127
+45pp
- OT·15.1
Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
·
DEN 125·LAL 125
- OT·15.1
Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson
· ·
DEN 125·LAL 125
- OT·15.1
Rui Hachimura enters the game for Deandre Ayton
·
DEN 125·LAL 125
- OT·15.1
Lakers Full timeout
DEN 125·LAL 125
- OT·15.1
Nikola Jokic makes driving layupBIG MOMENT
DEN 125·LAL 125
−10pp
- OT·23.0
Nuggets offensive team reboundBIG MOMENT
DEN 123·LAL 125
−11pp
- OT·23.1
Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot two point shotBIG MOMENT
·
DEN 123·LAL 125
+13pp
- OT·30.0
Nuggets Full timeout
DEN 123·LAL 125
- OT·30.7
Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)BIG MOMENT
·
DEN 123·LAL 125
+18pp
- OT·47.0
Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
DEN 123·LAL 122
−2pp
- OT·57.0
Deandre Ayton personal foulBIG MOMENT
DEN 120·LAL 122
−20pp
- OT·1:12
Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot hook shot (LeBron James assists)BIG MOMENT
· ·
DEN 120·LAL 122
+13pp
- OT·1:28
Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
DEN 120·LAL 120
+2pp
- OT·1:28
Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot pullup jump shotBIG MOMENT
DEN 120·LAL 120
+6pp
- OT·1:45
Christian Braun defensive rebound
DEN 120·LAL 120
−2pp
- OT·1:47
Austin Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumperBIG MOMENT
DEN 120·LAL 120
−7pp
- OT·2:02
Austin Reaves defensive rebound
DEN 120·LAL 120
+2pp
- OT·2:06
Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumperBIG MOMENT
DEN 120·LAL 120
+7pp
- OT·2:12
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
DEN 120·LAL 120
−2pp
- OT·2:15
Aaron Gordon blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layupBIG MOMENT
· ·
DEN 120·LAL 120
−7pp
- OT·2:36
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2BIG MOMENT
DEN 120·LAL 120
+7pp
Betting line
DEN -1.5·O/U 244.5·DEN -122/LAL +102
Recap · NBA
os Angeles Lakers held off Denver Nuggets, 127–125 in overtime. Decided by 2.
LAL +1.5 cashed (DEN lost outright). Total cleared the 244.5 OVER by 7.5.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
NBA TRACKING · Tonight’s standouts
5 of 16 players in cohort
Nikola JokicDEN · CTOUCHES12399+
Luka DoncicLAL · GUSG%37.399+
Jaxson HayesLAL · CTS%75.899+
Marcus SmartLAL · GDEFL4.399
Deandre AytonLAL · CCONT10.399
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
38.2%
ensemble · DEN favored
Elo Static
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(LAL win)
33%
weight
Elo Recent
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(LAL win)
34%
weight
Pace Efficiency
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(LAL win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.00 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
100% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
0 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Matchup · 2026
Team rate stats vs league
hoopR-data
DEN
league avg
LAL
57.2%
Effective FG%
54.4
57.0%
49.2%
FG%
47.0
▶49.9%
121.1
PPG
114.9
114.8
28.7
Assists / G
25.0
25.7
12.1
Turnovers / G
14.0
14.1