Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 26 | 9-14 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | -22 | |
| 28 | 12 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -16 | |
| 29 | 12 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -15 | |
| 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -15 | |
| 25 | 12 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 12 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +14 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 29 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +11 | |
| 19 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +3 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
108 | 41-87 | 13-39 | 13-21 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 17 | |||
47% | 33% | 62% | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 14 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +26 | |
| 24 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +11 | |
| 32 | 31 | 10-21 | 4-9 | 7-10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +20 | |
| 36 | 22 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +13 | |
| 26 | 8 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 18 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6 | |
| 25 | 12 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -6 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
| 23 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +7 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
120 | 42-83 | 16-38 | 20-28 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 17 | |||
51% | 42% | 71% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA

Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Ray Acosta
Referee:Natalie Sago

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 8 | W4 |
| Sacramento | 11 | 30 | .268 | 14.5 | W3 |
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Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner lead Magic past Grizzlies 118-111 in Berlin
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