Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/19
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 52.9%
Lakers: 47.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L1 |
| 120.3 | Points Against | 121.7 |
| 3-1 | Last Ten Games | 1-2 |
| 128.3 | Points Per Game | 113.0 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 35.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 45.3 |
| 26.0 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 6.0 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 9.8 | Steals Per Game | 9.7 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.7 |
| 16.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.3 |
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 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Carr, G | Out | Oct 27 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 26 |
NOGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
3 | 1 | .750 | - | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | L1 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | L4 |
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 0 | W4 | 1 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Denver |
2.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Utah |
3 | 3 | L2 | 0.25 | 1 |
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