NBA

Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers

· National Basketball Association
5-4, 2-2 Away

vs

10-2, 5-1 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/19

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 63.1%
Nuggets: 36.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W6
112.8 Points Against 114.4
5-4 Last Ten Games 8-2
113.6 Points Per Game 122.1
48 Field Goal % 51
35 Three Point % 38
42.3 Rebounds Per Game 40.3
26.9 Assists Per Game 24.1
3.8 Blocks Per Game 6.4
9.6 Steals Per Game 10.8
0.9 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.1 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.8
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quentin Grimes, G Day-To-Day Nov 10
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Strawther, G Out Oct 16

Nuggets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ PHX W 127-120
vs POR L 118-110
vs TOR W 128-109
vs IND W 114-102
@ HOU L 110-100

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MIA W 138-117
@ SAC W 116-103
vs POR W 124-118
@ DET W 121-116
@ ATL W 124-114

Game Information

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2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 8 2 .800 - W4
Minnesota 8 3 .727 0.5 W4
Portland 6 3 .667 1.5 L2
Denver 5 4 .556 2.5 L1
Utah 1 9 .100 7 L8

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 2 W6 0.8333333 10
Golden State 1.5 3 W8 0.72727275 8
Phoenix 5.5 6 L1 0.33333334 3
LA Clippers 6.5 7 W1 0.22222222 2
Sacramento 8 9 L3 0.1 1
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