Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • LAL lead series 3-0
57-25, 27-14 Away
102
57-25, 27-14 Away
50-32, 33-8 Home
84
50-32, 33-8 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 9-19 | 1-8 | 3-5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 15 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
102 | 37-80 | 8-23 | 20-33 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 17 | ||
46% | 35% | 61% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 16 | 5-22 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
84 | 32-86 | 5-20 | 15-19 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 23 | ||
37% | 25% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
LAL lead 3-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
8:30 PM, 26 April 2008
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,602
- Referees:
- Dan Crawford
- Bill Kennedy
- Greg Willard
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | L3 |
| Utah | 11 | 19 | .367 | 14.5 | W1 |
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