Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationLakers snap Nuggets' 9-game winning streak behind Luka Doncic's best game yet for LA
LeBron James added 25 points, Austin Reaves scored 23 and Rui Hachimura had 21 when he left holding his left side with 10 minutes remaining — the Lakers didn't miss him, going on a 12-2 run to stretch their lead to 19.
The Lakers never trailed in winning in Denver for the first time since April 10, 2022. They had lost 13 of their previous 14 against the Nuggets.
Doncic averaged 14.7 points in his first three games with the Lakers. He surpassed that less than 10 minutes in and had 19 points by halftime with the Lakers up 63-54.
Aaron Gordon scored 24 points and Jamal Murray 19 for Denver, which lost for the first time this month. Nikola Jokic posted his 26th triple-double of the season, but he was just 2 of 7 from the floor with six turnovers.
The Nuggets have never won 10 in a row during coach Michael Malone's decade in Denver.
Nuggets: The loss takes a little bit of shine off the Nuggets' recent roll. None of their nine consecutive wins came against teams currently in the top six of their conference.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 123 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 123 - 100 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Jalen Pickett bad pass (Jordan Goodwin steals) | 123 - 100 |
| 4th 26.1 |  |
Dalton Knecht bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals) | 123 - 100 |
| 4th 46.1 | |
Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists) | 123 - 100 |
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-86 | FG | 34-85 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 16-41 | 3PT | 16-41 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 21-25 | FT | 16-21 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 39 |
| 33 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Grimes, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,998 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W6 |
 Golden State |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | W8 |
 Phoenix |
4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 8 | .200 | 7 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 10 | .091 | 8.5 | L4 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 3 | W4 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
 Oklahoma City |
- | 3 | L1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Denver |
2 | 4 | L1 | 0.5555556 | 5 |
 Utah |
7 | 10 | L9 | 0.09090909 | 1 |
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