Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/19
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 49.7%
Lakers: 50.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| W6 | Streak | L1 |
| 114.4 | Points Against | 112.8 |
| 8-2 | Last Ten Games | 5-4 |
| 122.1 | Points Per Game | 113.6 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 40.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.3 |
| 24.1 | Assists Per Game | 26.9 |
| 6.4 | Blocks Per Game | 3.8 |
| 10.8 | Steals Per Game | 9.6 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.9 |
| 16.8 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.1 |
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 |
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HOUGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
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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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