Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/19
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 58.8%
Nuggets: 41.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 DEN |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W3 |
| 121.7 | Points Against | 115.0 |
| 1-2 | Last Ten Games | 3-0 |
| 113.0 | Points Per Game | 128.0 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 45.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 37.0 |
| 24.7 | Assists Per Game | 25.3 |
| 4.7 | Blocks Per Game | 6.7 |
| 9.7 | Steals Per Game | 11.0 |
| 0.7 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.0 |
| 15.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.3 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Carr, G | Out | Oct 27 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 26 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones, F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Cameron Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Alpha Diallo, F | Out | Oct 27 |
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
NOGame Information
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2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
 Portland |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | L1 |
 Denver |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Utah |
1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L2 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.25 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
3 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 0 |
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