Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/20
Matchup Prediction
Nuggets: 70.3%
Lakers: 29.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | W3 |
| 116.9 | Points Against | 117.2 |
| 5-5 | Last Ten Games | 6-4 |
| 116.5 | Points Per Game | 122.6 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 41.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.9 |
| 25.1 | Assists Per Game | 28.4 |
| 3.9 | Blocks Per Game | 3.9 |
| 8.1 | Steals Per Game | 6.9 |
| 0.7 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.8 |
| 15.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 13.0 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic, C | Out | Jan 14 |
| Christian Braun, G | Out | Jan 14 |
| Jonas Valanciunas, C | Out | Jan 1 |
| Cameron Johnson, F | Out | Dec 25 |
| Tamar Bates, G | Out | Dec 22 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Hayes, C | Out | Jan 15 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Dec 31 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Dec 26 |
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DALGame Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
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2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
24 | 15 | .615 | - | L1 |
 Phoenix |
24 | 17 | .585 | 1 | L2 |
 Golden State |
23 | 19 | .548 | 2.5 | W2 |
 LA Clippers |
17 | 23 | .425 | 7.5 | W4 |
 Sacramento |
11 | 30 | .268 | 14 | W3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
 Denver |
28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
 Portland |
20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
 Utah |
14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
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