On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their fifth consecutive win with a narrow home win over the Denver Nuggets in overtime. Los Angeles needed some late-game magic to pull it off, including a tying shot from Austin Reaves in regulation and a game-winner from Luka Doncic in the extra frame.
It was also a solid night for LeBron James, who scored 17 points with six rebounds and five assists, but the play that drew the most attention was a full-out dive for the basketball in the closing minutes to help save possession for Los Angeles.
LeBron is putting his body on the line!!!!
This man is about 50 years old 😭😭😭
- LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) 15 March 2026
After the game, Lakers head coach JJ Redick reacted to the game.
"I told [James] After the game, I said, 'In 23 years of watching you play in the NBA, in the three years I watched you play in high school, I've never seen you do a full-out extension dive like that,' Redick said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "He said, 'You're right, I've never done that.'"
Truly, it was an epic game, especially for a 41-year-old with 23 years of NBA mileage on his body.
The win moved the Lakers into third place in the Western Conference as the 2025–26 NBA season nears its home stretch, and it also gave them their fifth consecutive win overall. Los Angeles has been playing some better basketball over the past few weeks, especially on the defensive end, which is the area that has given them the most trouble over the past two seasons.
Los Angeles will take the field on Monday evening for the first of a two-game road set against the Houston Rockets, which could be a potential playoff matchup next month.
