Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 68.7%
Lakers: 31.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| W2 | Streak | L2 |
| 115.4 | Points Against | 115.9 |
| 5-5 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 115.9 | Points Per Game | 120.3 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 40.9 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.4 |
| 25.4 | Assists Per Game | 28.0 |
| 4.2 | Blocks Per Game | 4.1 |
| 8.2 | Steals Per Game | 7.0 |
| 0.6 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.8 |
| 14.7 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 13.0 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson, F | Day-To-Day | Mar 1 |
| Spencer Jones, F | Day-To-Day | Mar 1 |
| Aaron Gordon, F | Out | Feb 28 |
| Peyton Watson, G | Out | Feb 6 |
| Tamar Bates, G | Out | Dec 22 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
BOS
ORLGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
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2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
36 | 24 | .600 | - | W2 |
 Phoenix |
34 | 26 | .567 | 2 | W1 |
 Golden State |
31 | 29 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
28 | 31 | .475 | 7.5 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
14 | 48 | .226 | 23 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
47 | 15 | .758 | - | W2 |
 Minnesota |
38 | 23 | .623 | 8.5 | W3 |
 Denver |
37 | 24 | .607 | 9.5 | L2 |
 Portland |
29 | 33 | .468 | 18 | L2 |
 Utah |
18 | 42 | .300 | 28 | L5 |
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