Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 7 • LAL win series 4-3
38-28, 18-15 Away
87
38-28, 18-15 Away
41-25, 26-7 Home
96
41-25, 26-7 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 26 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -12 |
| 20 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -19 |
| 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -8 |
| 36 | 15 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -10 |
| 42 | 24 | 11-19 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -6 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 24 | 9-18 | 3-10 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +6 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | +3 |
| 27 | 3 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
87 | 35-89 | 7-26 | 10-14 | 54 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 21 | ||
39% | 27% | 71% |
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 23 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | +14 |
| 44 | 15 | 5-15 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +18 |
| 45 | 17 | 7-16 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9 |
| 43 | 16 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 20 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -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 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 |
| 30 | 19 | 7-11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
96 | 35-89 | 11-24 | 15-23 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 20 | ||
39% | 46% | 65% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:Derrick Stafford
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 39 | 11 | .780 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 33 | 17 | .660 | 6 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 31 | 20 | .608 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 23 | 27 | .460 | 16 | L5 |
| Utah | 15 | 35 | .300 | 24 | L6 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 29 | 19 | .604 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 30 | 20 | .600 | - | L1 |
| Golden State | 27 | 23 | .540 | 3 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 26 | .469 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 39 | .235 | 18.5 | L9 |
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