Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
Shot Chart
- Juwan Howard made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Ryan Bowen.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Ryan Bowen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Lorinza Harrington made 20 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Rodney White missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Nene Hilario missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made 19 ft Jumper.
- Rodney White missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rodney White missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Donnell Harvey missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- John Crotty made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
- Rodney White made Layup. Assisted by John Crotty.
- Nene Hilario missed Layup.
- John Crotty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nene Hilario missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Rodney White made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
- John Crotty made Two Point Shot.
- Rodney White made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
- Nene Hilario missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Nene Hilario missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Layup. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Juwan Howard missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made Dunk. Assisted by Rodney White.
- Rodney White missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Juwan Howard missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Mark Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by John Crotty.
- John Crotty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Juwan Howard missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
- John Crotty missed Two Point Shot.
- Rodney White made 7 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Donnell Harvey made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Mark Blount made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Vincent Yarbrough made Layup. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Lorinza Harrington made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
- Donnell Harvey made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Mark Blount made Dunk. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Mark Blount missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Lorinza Harrington missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Rodney White made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
- John Crotty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nene Hilario missed Layup.
- Juwan Howard made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by John Crotty.
- Juwan Howard missed 14 ft Jumper.
- John Crotty missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Crotty.
- Juwan Howard missed Two Point Shot.
- Donnell Harvey made Dunk. Assisted by Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nene Hilario made Layup. Assisted by Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lorinza Harrington missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Two Point Shot.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Tip Shot.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Rodney White made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
- Donnell Harvey missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Juwan Howard made Two Point Shot.
- Donnell Harvey made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Juwan Howard missed Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made Jumper. Assisted by John Crotty.
- Juwan Howard made 7 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Donnell Harvey made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Kobe Bryant made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Juwan Howard.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Robert Horry made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kareem Rush made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Tracy Murray made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tracy Murray.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Tracy Murray missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Robert Horry missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Rick Fox missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lorinza Harrington.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Brian Shaw missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Devean George made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Devean George made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Robert Horry made Two Point Shot.
- Tracy Murray made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kareem Rush made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Tracy Murray made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Juwan Howard.
- Kareem Rush made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tracy Murray.
- Derek Fisher made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Kareem Rush missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
LAKERS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Mark Blount. Derek Fisher gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:45 | Kobe Bryant made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Juwan Howard made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Ryan Bowen. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:57 | Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:44 | Vincent Yarbrough missed 21 ft Jumper. | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Juwan Howard missed 20 ft Jumper. | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 2 | |
| 10:00 | Vincent Yarbrough Personal Foul | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:53 | Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:33 | Lorinza Harrington Bad Pass | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:23 | Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Juwan Howard. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:23 | Kobe Bryant Personal Foul | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:15 | Lorinza Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9:15 | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Vincent Yarbrough. | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:56 | Ryan Bowen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:44 | Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:38 | Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:30 | Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:30 | Mark Madsen enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:22 | Vincent Yarbrough missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:18 | Lorinza Harrington Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:15 | Lorinza Harrington made 20 ft Jumper. | 10 | 6 | |
| 8:10 | Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:56 | Mark Blount missed 17 ft Jumper. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:54 | Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:50 | Derek Fisher Lost Ball. Stolen by Ryan Bowen. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:50 | Rick Fox Personal Foul | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:26 | Vincent Yarbrough missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:24 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 6 | |
| 7:13 | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 14 | 6 | |
| 6:58 | Mark Madsen Shooting Foul | 14 | 6 | |
| 6:58 | Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 7 | |
| 6:58 | Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 14 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 7 | |
| 6:43 | Ryan Bowen Personal Foul | 14 | 7 | |
| 6:37 | Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen. | 16 | 7 | |
| 6:37 | Vincent Yarbrough Shooting Foul | 16 | 7 | |
| 6:37 | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 17 | 7 | |
| 6:24 | Vincent Yarbrough missed 20 ft Jumper. | 17 | 7 | |
| 6:24 | Denver Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 7 | |
| 6:24 | Rodney White enters the game for Vincent Yarbrough. | 17 | 7 | |
| 6:20 | Ryan Bowen Personal Foul | 17 | 7 | |
| 6:15 | Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass | 17 | 7 | |
| 5:58 | Rodney White missed 22 ft Jumper. | 17 | 7 | |
| 5:56 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 7 | |
| 5:43 | Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:35 | Denver Full Timeout. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:35 | John Crotty enters the game for Ryan Bowen. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:35 | Nikoloz Tskitishvili enters the game for Mark Blount. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:35 | Nene Hilario enters the game for Lorinza Harrington. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:16 | Nene Hilario missed 5 ft Hook Shot. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:11 | Mark Madsen Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 7 | |
| 5:07 | Rick Fox made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 21 | 7 | |
| 4:50 | Nikoloz Tskitishvili made 19 ft Jumper. | 21 | 9 | |
| 4:30 | Derek Fisher missed Jumper. | 21 | 9 | |
| 4:28 | Juwan Howard Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 9 | |
| 4:20 | Rodney White missed 19 ft Jumper. | 21 | 9 | |
| 4:18 | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:57 | Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:55 | Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:54 | Mark Madsen missed Layup. Blocked by Juwan Howard. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:54 | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:54 | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 21 | 9 | |
| 3:50 | Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Devean George. | 23 | 9 | |
| 3:36 | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 23 | 9 | |
| 3:36 | Rodney White made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 23 | 10 | |
| 3:36 | Donnell Harvey enters the game for Juwan Howard. | 23 | 10 | |
| 3:36 | Rodney White made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 23 | 11 | |
| 3:31 | Nene Hilario Personal Foul | 23 | 11 | |
| 3:31 | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 24 | 11 | |
| 3:31 | Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 25 | 11 | |
| 3:16 | Rodney White missed Layup. Blocked by Shaquille O'Neal. | 25 | 11 | |
| 3:15 | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 11 | |
| 3:12 | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:58 | Donnell Harvey Offensive Foul | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:58 | Donnell Harvey Foul | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:58 | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:40 | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:25 | Rodney White Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 27 | 11 | |
| 2:15 | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 29 | 11 | |
| 1:54 | Donnell Harvey missed 14 ft Two Point Shot. | 29 | 11 | |
| 1:50 | Nene Hilario Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 11 | |
| 1:46 | John Crotty made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nene Hilario. | 29 | 13 | |
| 1:32 | Mark Madsen Offensive Foul | 29 | 13 | |
| 1:32 | Mark Madsen Foul | 29 | 13 | |
| 1:32 | Robert Horry enters the game for Mark Madsen. | 29 | 13 | |
| 1:09 | Shaquille O'Neal Shooting Foul | 29 | 13 | |
| 1:09 | Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 29 | 14 | |
| 1:09 | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 29 | 14 | |
| 1:09 | Nene Hilario made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 29 | 15 | |
| 57.3 | Devean George Lost Ball. Stolen by John Crotty. | 29 | 15 | |
| 51.8 | Rodney White made Layup. Assisted by John Crotty. | 29 | 17 | |
| 40.3 | Devean George missed Layup. | 29 | 17 | |
| 38.3 | Nene Hilario Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 17 | |
| 31.7 | Stanislav Medvedenko Personal Foul | 29 | 17 | |
| 31.7 | Nene Hilario made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 29 | 18 | |
| 31.7 | Tracy Murray enters the game for Devean George. | 29 | 18 | |
| 31.7 | Mark Madsen enters the game for Stanislav Medvedenko. | 29 | 18 | |
| 31.7 | Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 29 | 18 | |
| 29.7 | Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 18 | |
| 8.4 | Kobe Bryant made 10 ft Two Point Shot. | 31 | 18 | |
| 0.5 | Nene Hilario missed Layup. | 31 | 18 | |
| 0.1 | John Crotty Offensive Rebound. | 31 | 18 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 31 | 18 | |
Regular Season Series
LAL lead 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
12:00 AM, 29 December 2002
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,099
- Referees:
- Tommy Nunez Jr.
- Monty McCutchen
- Sean Corbin
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 9 | .679 | - | L2 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 15 | 15 | .500 | 5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 13 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |

