Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - GAME 3 • LAL lead series 2-1
41-25, 15-18 Away
84
41-25, 15-18 Away
38-28, 20-13 Home
99
38-28, 20-13 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 16 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 |
| 41 | 22 | 7-23 | 3-10 | 5-6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -12 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
| 41 | 18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | -16 |
| 38 | 15 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | -10 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -6 |
| 28 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -17 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
84 | 29-78 | 6-25 | 20-25 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 19 | ||
37% | 24% | 80% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 33 | 13 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
| 36 | 12 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | +5 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -8 |
| 25 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| 38 | 25 | 9-19 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +23 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | +30 |
| 32 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +17 |
99 | 37-93 | 6-16 | 19-23 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 25 | ||
40% | 38% | 83% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
LAL lead 2-1
Game Information
Ball Arena
3:30 AM, 5 May 2012
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,155
- Referees:
- Jason Phillips
- Michael Smith
- Dan Crawford
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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