Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/20
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 62.5%
Lakers: 37.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | W4 |
| 116.5 | Points Against | 111.0 |
| 8-2 | Last Ten Games | 7-2 |
| 117.8 | Points Per Game | 124.2 |
| 51.3 | Field Goal % | 50.7 |
| 33.7 | Three Point % | 34.8 |
| 40.6 | Rebounds Per Game | 47.9 |
| 26.4 | Assists Per Game | 30.9 |
| 3.8 | Blocks Per Game | 3.9 |
| 8.8 | Steals Per Game | 8.2 |
| 1.2 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.1 |
| 17.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.2 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
| Aaron Gordon, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 10 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent, G | Out | Nov 8 |
| LeBron James, F | Out | Nov 6 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Nov 1 |
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INDGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
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2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
8 | 3 | .727 | - | W1 |
 Golden State |
6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | W3 |
 Sacramento |
3 | 7 | .300 | 4.5 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
3 | 7 | .300 | 4.5 | L5 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 1 | W2 | 0.90909094 | 10 |
 Denver |
2 | 2 | W4 | 0.7777778 | 7 |
 Minnesota |
3 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 Portland |
4.5 | 5 | L2 | 0.5 | 5 |
 Utah |
6.5 | 7 | L3 | 0.3 | 3 |
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