Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 2 • LAL lead series 2-0
50-32, 17-24 Away
107
50-32, 17-24 Away
57-25, 30-11 Home
122
57-25, 30-11 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (37-84)
Field Goal %
51% (46-91)
21% (4-19)
Three Point %
43% (12-28)
81% (29-36)
Free Throw %
75% (18-24)
28
Turnovers
24
56
Rebounds
49
6
Largest Lead
19
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Luis Grillo
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Game Flow
--DEN
--LAL
Shot Chart
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 22-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher blocks Kenyon Martin's 6-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Lamar Odom misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza makes two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 20-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes dunk (Marcus Camby assists)
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes 8-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol misses 4-foot hook shot
- Marcus Camby blocks Pau Gasol's layup
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes hook shot
- Linas Kleiza makes 17-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 10-foot two point shot
- Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 21-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Allen Iverson misses jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes slam dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton misses 10-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses layup
- Eduardo Najera makes layup
- Lamar Odom misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Camby blocks Jordan Farmar's layup
- Luke Walton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Eduardo Najera assists)
- Lamar Odom makes 18-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 16-foot jumper
- DJ Mbenga makes dunk (Lamar Odom assists)
- Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton misses 9-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DJ Mbenga misses 13-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses 4-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eduardo Najera misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 19-foot jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Jordan Farmar makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vladimir Radmanovic assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 23-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot two point shot
- Lamar Odom makes driving dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol misses 11-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes hook shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Allen Iverson makes two point shot
- Pau Gasol misses 7-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 7-foot two point shot (Luke Walton assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Luke Walton makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 22-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses tip shot
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby blocks Lamar Odom's dunk
- Kenyon Martin misses 13-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Marcus Camby misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Camby makes layup
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Marcus Camby assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Derek Fisher misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Camby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes slam dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luke Walton makes 11-foot running jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
- Derek Fisher makes 21-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Luke Walton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Vladimir Radmanovic makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot (Luke Walton assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot jumper
- Luke Walton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 11-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 21-foot jumper
- Luke Walton makes driving layup
- Allen Iverson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Sasha Vujacic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol blocks J.R. Smith's layup
- Marcus Camby blocks Lamar Odom's layup
- Allen Iverson makes 11-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Camby misses 14-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
- Luke Walton makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Allen Iverson makes 18-foot running jumper
- Jordan Farmar misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Marcus Camby misses 13-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Allen Iverson makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kenyon Martin blocks Jordan Farmar's layup
- Luke Walton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
- Kobe Bryant blocks Allen Iverson's 11-foot jumper
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Walton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Walton misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes technical free throw
- Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 10-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Linas Kleiza misses layup
- Sasha Vujacic misses 20-foot jumper
- Yakhouba Diawara makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jordan Farmar makes 17-foot jumper (Coby Karl assists)
- Yakhouba Diawara misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- DJ Mbenga misses 14-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 30 | 19 | .612 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | W1 |
| Golden State | 27 | 24 | .529 | 4 | L2 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 7.5 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 19.5 | L10 |
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