Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/20
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 39.2%
Nuggets: 60.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 DEN |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| W3 | Streak | L1 |
| 117.2 | Points Against | 116.9 |
| 6-4 | Last Ten Games | 5-5 |
| 122.6 | Points Per Game | 116.5 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 42.9 | Rebounds Per Game | 41.3 |
| 28.4 | Assists Per Game | 24.9 |
| 3.9 | Blocks Per Game | 3.9 |
| 6.9 | Steals Per Game | 8.1 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.7 |
| 13.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.2 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 16 |
| Luka Doncic, G | Out | Jan 16 |
| Jaxson Hayes, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 16 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Dec 31 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Dec 26 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun, G | Out | Jan 16 |
| Aaron Gordon, F | Day-To-Day | Jan 16 |
| Bruce Brown, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 16 |
| Jamal Murray, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 16 |
| Nikola Jokic, C | Out | Jan 14 |
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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 |
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 |
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