Final

Los Angeles Lakers40-25126atDenver Nuggets43-24131 winner

Fri, Mar 14, 9:30 PM EDTBall Arena, Denver, COAltitude · NBA TV · Spectrum SportsNet

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAL	40	27	32	27	126
DEN	32	39	31	29	131

Los Angeles Lakers

126

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dalton KnechtF	37	32	2	1	0	0	0	13-27	5-13	1-2	-10
Jarred VanderbiltF	24	9	7	7	3	0	1	3-6	1-2	2-4	-13
Alex LenC	12	2	5	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-8
Austin ReavesG	39	37	8	13	4	0	4	13-26	4-10	7-7	0
Jordan GoodwinG	34	10	6	2	1	1	0	4-8	2-3	0-0	-8
Christian Koloko	20	8	7	2	0	1	1	4-7	0-0	0-0	+13
Shake Milton	28	16	5	3	1	0	2	7-11	1-2	1-1	+10
Markieff Morris	24	7	5	3	0	0	0	3-11	1-4	0-0	-5
Bronny James	16	5	2	0	1	0	0	1-5	1-5	2-2	+8
Cam Reddish	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-12
Team		126	47	32	10	2	8	49-105	15-40	13-16

DNP: Dorian Finney-Smith (injury/illness), Gabe Vincent (injury/illness)

Denver Nuggets

131

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.F	33	13	4	2	0	0	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	+11
Aaron GordonF	31	17	7	4	0	1	0	3-6	2-4	9-10	+16
Nikola JokićC	38	28	7	5	3	1	4	8-16	0-4	12-17	+2
Christian BraunG	35	22	5	6	1	0	1	9-10	2-3	2-2	+8
Jamal MurrayG	39	26	4	5	0	1	2	9-16	5-9	3-3	+6
Russell Westbrook	28	17	6	7	1	0	4	7-16	3-6	0-0	+2
Zeke Nnaji	17	4	5	0	0	1	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	-11
Peyton Watson	16	4	1	1	2	1	0	1-5	0-1	2-4	-8
Jalen Pickett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Team		131	39	30	7	5	12	44-85	13-31	30-38

DNP: Vlatko Čančar (coach's decision), PJ Hall (coach's decision), DeAndre Jordan (coach's decision), Dario Šarić (coach's decision), Hunter Tyson (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 13
Biggest lead · LAL: 11
Times tied: 6
Lead changes: 6
Longest run · LAL: 8

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: DENTravel tax: LAL4 in 6: DENNational TV

DEN has the rest edge with 47.5h between tipoffs, 21.5h more than LAL.
LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 913 mi from its previous stop.
DEN is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 4 of 4 on the road with 3,517 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	DEN
Record	40-25	43-24
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	26h	47.5h
Rest swing	-21.5h	+21.5h
Travel in	913 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 4	Homestand · 2 of 3
Miles before tip	3,517 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B	4 in 6
Fatigue Index	6	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. DEN's 3.

How each side got here913 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

913 mi

Milwaukee, WIDenver, CO

LAL came from Milwaukee, WI with 913 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Milwaukee, WI to Denver, CO

DEN

0 mi

Denver, CONo travel

DEN stayed in Denver, CO between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 4 of 4 vs homestand 2 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 4 of 4 on the road, with 3,517 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip3,517 mi

Segment miles4,430 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 2 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: NBA TV
Local TV: DENAltitudeLALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMLALESPN LA 710/1330 KWKWSiriusXM

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