Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 2 • Series tied 1-1
54-28, 21-20 Away
106
54-28, 21-20 Away
65-17, 36-5 Home
103
65-17, 36-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 11-foot running jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses tip shot
- Derek Fisher misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses running jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes layup (Derek Fisher assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Pau Gasol blocks Carmelo Anthony's 27-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Andrew Bynum blocks Nene Hilario's layup
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Pau Gasol misses layup
- Lamar Odom makes two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Pau Gasol assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes dunk
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Walton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Linas Kleiza makes three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Vujacic misses 22-foot running jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 21-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses layup
- Lamar Odom makes 4-foot hook shot
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith blocks Sasha Vujacic's 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 21-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 8-foot running jumper (Lamar Odom assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Nene Hilario blocks Andrew Bynum's layup
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes slam dunk (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Luke Walton assists)
- Chris Andersen misses 21-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Jordan Farmar makes driving layup (Luke Walton assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin blocks Andrew Bynum's layup
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
- Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Bynum misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses two point shot
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Pau Gasol blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
- Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Lamar Odom misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes 20-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom blocks Chauncey Billups's two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes layup
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 22-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 5-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Derek Fisher makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes two point shot
- Derek Fisher misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony blocks Kobe Bryant's 27-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derek Fisher misses layup
- Linas Kleiza makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Lamar Odom assists)
- Chris Andersen makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Andersen blocks Derek Fisher's driving layup
- Chauncey Billups makes 28-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk (Derek Fisher assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 4-foot hook shot
- Derek Fisher misses layup
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom blocks Carmelo Anthony's jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes dunk (Luke Walton assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 20-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses two point shot
- Shannon Brown misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 23-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 15-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses 19-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Luke Walton makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 11-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Shannon Brown makes three point jumper (Luke Walton assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 6-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Luke Walton misses 18-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shannon Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes 5-foot two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 6-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 9-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Andrew Bynum (Pau Gasol gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Pau Gasol 3 second | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Kenyon Martin personal foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:44 | | Derek Fisher misses 28-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Chauncey Billups makes 11-foot running jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:18 | | Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Nene Hilario makes layup | 4 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Kobe Bryant makes 18-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:15 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:06 | | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Kenyon Martin steals) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:02 | | Carmelo Anthony misses layup | 4 | 4 |
| 9:00 | | Dahntay Jones offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 8:59 | | Dahntay Jones misses layup | 4 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 8:55 | | Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup | 6 | 4 |
| 8:55 | | Derek Fisher shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 8:55 | | Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 8:53 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Trevor Ariza lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 6 | 4 |
| 8:30 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 8:27 | | Dahntay Jones offensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:27 | | Dahntay Jones misses tip shot | 6 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:21 | | Derek Fisher misses layup | 6 | 4 |
| 8:19 | | Pau Gasol offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:19 | | Pau Gasol makes two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Andrew Bynum shooting foul (Kenyon Martin draws the foul) | 6 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 7:46 | | Dahntay Jones personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 7:35 | | Dahntay Jones personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 7:26 | | Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 8 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists) | 10 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul) | 10 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Dahntay Jones misses layup | 10 | 10 |
| 6:31 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:26 | | Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 6:24 | | Dahntay Jones defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:16 | | Chauncey Billups misses running jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 6:15 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 6:11 | | Kobe Bryant makes layup (Derek Fisher assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 10 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 10 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | Kenyon Martin makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 12 | 13 |
| 5:41 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass | 12 | 13 |
| 5:41 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 12 | 13 |
| 5:28 | | Pau Gasol blocks Carmelo Anthony's 27-foot three point jumper | 12 | 13 |
| 5:28 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:22 | | Kobe Bryant misses layup | 12 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Pau Gasol offensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 5:20 | | Pau Gasol makes two point shot | 12 | 15 |
| 5:11 | | Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Andrew Bynum steals) | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Andrew Bynum misses layup | 12 | 15 |
| 5:01 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Andrew Bynum blocks Nene Hilario's layup | 12 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Denver offensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul) | 12 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw | 12 | 16 |
| 4:58 | | Lamar Odom enters the game for Andrew Bynum | 12 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists) | 14 | 16 |
| 4:28 | | Pau Gasol misses layup | 14 | 16 |
| 4:28 | | Lamar Odom offensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Lamar Odom makes two point shot | 14 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Nene Hilario misses 13-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 4:05 | | Lamar Odom defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Pau Gasol assists) | 14 | 20 |
| 3:47 | | Nene Hilario shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 14 | 20 |
| 3:47 | | Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 3:36 | | Kenyon Martin makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists) | 16 | 21 |
| 3:23 | | J.R. Smith shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 16 | 21 |
| 3:23 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 3:23 | | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 16 | 22 |
| 3:23 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 3:06 | | Carmelo Anthony lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals) | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Pau Gasol lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals) | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Pau Gasol loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Denver full timeout | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Sasha Vujacic enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 16 | 23 |
| 2:54 | | Luke Walton enters the game for Derek Fisher | 16 | 23 |
| 2:42 | | Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot | 16 | 23 |
| 2:39 | | Luke Walton defensive rebound | 16 | 23 |
| 2:31 | | Kobe Bryant makes 7-foot two point shot | 16 | 25 |
| 2:17 | | Chauncey Billups misses layup | 16 | 25 |
| 2:16 | | Sasha Vujacic defensive rebound | 16 | 25 |
| 2:09 | | Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper | 16 | 25 |
| 2:06 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 16 | 25 |
| 2:00 | | J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper | 19 | 25 |
| 1:40 | | Pau Gasol makes dunk | 19 | 27 |
| 1:22 | | Linas Kleiza enters the game for Carmelo Anthony | 19 | 27 |
| 1:22 | | J.R. Smith turnover | 19 | 27 |
| 1:09 | | Kobe Bryant misses layup | 19 | 27 |
| 1:07 | | Chris Andersen defensive rebound | 19 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Sasha Vujacic shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 19 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Denver offensive rebound | 19 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 27 |
| 45.9 | | Luke Walton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 20 | 27 |
| 43.9 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound | 20 | 27 |
| 42.8 | | Kobe Bryant makes layup | 20 | 29 |
| 32.3 | | Linas Kleiza makes three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 23 | 29 |
| 26.2 | | J.R. Smith shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 23 | 29 |
| 26.2 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 30 |
| 26.2 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 31 |
| 3.9 | | Chris Andersen bad pass (Luke Walton steals) | 23 | 31 |
| 0.5 | | Sasha Vujacic misses 22-foot running jumper | 23 | 31 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles offensive rebound | 23 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 31 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 36 | 8 | .818 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 29 | 14 | .674 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| Utah | 14 | 29 | .326 | 21.5 | L4 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 25 | 16 | .610 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 26 | 17 | .605 | - | W2 |
| Golden State | 25 | 19 | .568 | 1.5 | W4 |
| LA Clippers | 19 | 23 | .452 | 6.5 | W6 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 31 | .279 | 14 | L1 |
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