Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - GAME 2 • LAL lead series 2-0
38-28, 18-15 Away
100
38-28, 18-15 Away
41-25, 26-7 Home
104
41-25, 26-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes 21-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 8-foot two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes 11-foot jumper (Devin Ebanks assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses 11-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses 11-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 2-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 17-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kosta Koufos makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 6-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses 9-foot hook shot
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol misses 17-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Matt Barnes makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
- Pau Gasol blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup
- Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 1-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Matt Barnes assists)
- JaVale McGee misses 1-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses 11-foot jumper
- Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes 12-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- JaVale McGee misses layup
- Corey Brewer makes 1-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington misses 22-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses 5-foot jumper
- Matt Barnes blocks Al Harrington's layup
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2
- JaVale McGee misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes driving layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 14-foot two point shot
- Ramon Sessions misses 3-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill misses tip shot
- JaVale McGee blocks Matt Barnes's dunk
- Danilo Gallinari makes dunk (Corey Brewer assists)
- Devin Ebanks makes 20-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hill misses 3-foot two point shot
- Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Al Harrington assists)
- Ramon Sessions misses driving layup
- Corey Brewer makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
- Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol misses 18-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill misses tip shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 13-foot running jumper
- Timofey Mozgov makes tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 8-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses tip shot
- Kobe Bryant makes technical free throw
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot two point shot
- Timofey Mozgov misses 17-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Hill makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 23-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 20-foot jumper
- Timofey Mozgov misses jumper
- Andre Miller misses layup
- Devin Ebanks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Ebanks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper
- Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee makes 1-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes 10-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Devin Ebanks misses driving layup
- Jordan Hill makes tip shot
- Andre Miller misses 13-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes 1-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 19-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses driving layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 1
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes 5-foot two point shot
- Danilo Gallinari blocks Kobe Bryant's two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot (Devin Ebanks assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes two point shot
- Pau Gasol makes 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes slam dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- Andrew Bynum blocks Kosta Koufos's 5-foot two point shot
- Devin Ebanks misses 7-foot hook shot
- Danilo Gallinari misses 12-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 23-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Andrew Bynum makes layup
- Andre Miller misses 8-foot two point shot
- Devin Ebanks makes 20-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot hook shot
- Devin Ebanks misses tip shot
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Al Harrington assists)
- Ty Lawson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Pau Gasol misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Andre Miller assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 1-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 15-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot two point shot
- Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
- Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant blocks Al Harrington's dunk
- Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Matt Barnes assists)
- Timofey Mozgov makes 1-foot two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes layup
- Timofey Mozgov misses free throw 1 of 2
- Timofey Mozgov misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes driving layup
- Ty Lawson makes 17-foot two point shot
- Andrew Bynum misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 34-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol misses 12-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington misses 21-foot jumper
- JaVale McGee blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
- Jordan Hill makes layup
- Arron Afflalo misses 15-foot jumper
- JaVale McGee blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
- Pau Gasol misses 8-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill blocks Andre Miller's layup
- Ramon Sessions makes two point shot
- Pau Gasol blocks JaVale McGee's layup
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes 7-foot two point shot
- Ramon Sessions makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- JaVale McGee blocks Andrew Bynum's 8-foot hook shot
- Ramon Sessions misses 15-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 3
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 3
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 3 of 3
- Ramon Sessions misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses tip shot
- Devin Ebanks blocks Danilo Gallinari's jumper
- JaVale McGee misses layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes tip shot
- JaVale McGee blocks Andrew Bynum's 5-foot jumper
- Devin Ebanks misses layup
- JaVale McGee blocks Devin Ebanks's 7-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 13-foot two point shot
- Ty Lawson makes 17-foot two point shot (JaVale McGee assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses 23-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 1
- Danilo Gallinari makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 20-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried blocks Kobe Bryant's layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 19-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 5-foot jumper
- JaVale McGee makes tip shot
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danilo Gallinari misses 15-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes tip shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kosta Koufos vs. Andrew Bynum (Pau Gasol gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Andrew Bynum makes 6-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:30 | | Kosta Koufos offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:30 | | Kosta Koufos turnover | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | | Pau Gasol makes 21-foot jumper (Andrew Bynum assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:59 | | Arron Afflalo misses 8-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:56 | | Kosta Koufos offensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Arron Afflalo lost ball (Kobe Bryant steals) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Pau Gasol makes 11-foot jumper (Devin Ebanks assists) | 0 | 6 |
| 10:22 | | Devin Ebanks personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 0 | 6 |
| 10:10 | | Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 10:07 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:56 | | Ramon Sessions misses 11-foot two point shot | 0 | 6 |
| 9:56 | | Kosta Koufos defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:36 | | Ramon Sessions misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Arron Afflalo defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Devin Ebanks shooting foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul) | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Denver offensive team rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Matt Barnes enters the game for Devin Ebanks | 0 | 6 |
| 9:33 | | Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9:15 | | Kobe Bryant makes driving dunk (Matt Barnes assists) | 1 | 8 |
| 9:04 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 2-foot two point shot | 1 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Danilo Gallinari offensive rebound | 1 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Matt Barnes shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 1 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9:00 | | Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists) | 3 | 10 |
| 8:47 | | Ty Lawson misses 17-foot two point shot | 3 | 10 |
| 8:42 | | Matt Barnes defensive rebound | 3 | 10 |
| 8:41 | | Andrew Bynum makes slam dunk (Matt Barnes assists) | 3 | 12 |
| 8:36 | | Denver full timeout | 3 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 12 |
| 8:17 | | Kosta Koufos offensive rebound | 3 | 12 |
| 8:12 | | Kosta Koufos makes layup | 5 | 12 |
| 7:50 | | Kobe Bryant makes 20-foot two point shot | 5 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Andrew Bynum blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup | 5 | 14 |
| 7:39 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 5 | 14 |
| 7:37 | | Kenneth Faried makes layup | 7 | 14 |
| 7:15 | | Kobe Bryant misses 8-foot jumper | 7 | 14 |
| 7:13 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 7:05 | | Arron Afflalo makes 6-foot two point shot | 9 | 14 |
| 6:41 | | Andrew Bynum misses 9-foot hook shot | 9 | 14 |
| 6:37 | | Kosta Koufos defensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 6:33 | | Ty Lawson makes driving layup | 11 | 14 |
| 6:15 | | Pau Gasol misses 17-foot jumper | 11 | 14 |
| 6:13 | | Kosta Koufos defensive rebound | 11 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Ramon Sessions shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul) | 11 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | JaVale McGee enters the game for Kosta Koufos | 12 | 14 |
| 6:07 | | Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 5:37 | | Ty Lawson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 5:35 | | Pau Gasol defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 5:16 | | Matt Barnes makes layup (Andrew Bynum assists) | 13 | 18 |
| 5:11 | | Kenneth Faried bad pass (Ramon Sessions steals) | 13 | 18 |
| 5:09 | | Ramon Sessions makes driving layup | 13 | 20 |
| 5:09 | | Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending | 13 | 20 |
| 4:58 | | Pau Gasol blocks Ty Lawson's driving layup | 13 | 20 |
| 4:58 | | Denver offensive team rebound | 13 | 20 |
| 4:58 | | Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 13 | 20 |
| 4:58 | | Andre Miller enters the game for Danilo Gallinari | 13 | 20 |
| 4:48 | | Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists) | 16 | 20 |
| 4:30 | | Matt Barnes misses three point jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 4:28 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 4:22 | | Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 4:20 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 4:03 | | Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 4:01 | | Al Harrington defensive rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 3:57 | | Arron Afflalo step out of bounds turnover | 16 | 20 |
| 3:42 | | Matt Barnes misses three point jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 3:41 | | Ty Lawson defensive rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 3:33 | | Arron Afflalo makes 1-foot two point shot | 18 | 20 |
| 3:14 | | Andrew Bynum makes layup (Matt Barnes assists) | 18 | 22 |
| 2:55 | | JaVale McGee misses 1-foot two point shot | 18 | 22 |
| 2:50 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Ty Lawson personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 18 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Los Angeles full timeout | 18 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Steve Blake enters the game for Pau Gasol | 18 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Jordan Hill enters the game for Ramon Sessions | 18 | 22 |
| 2:29 | | Andrew Bynum misses 11-foot jumper | 18 | 22 |
| 2:28 | | Arron Afflalo defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 2:08 | | Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 22 |
| 2:05 | | Arron Afflalo offensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 1:57 | | Al Harrington makes 12-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists) | 20 | 22 |
| 1:44 | | Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot jumper | 20 | 24 |
| 1:44 | | Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 20 | 24 |
| 1:44 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Arron Afflalo | 20 | 24 |
| 1:44 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 25 |
| 1:29 | | Al Harrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists) | 23 | 25 |
| 1:10 | | Kobe Bryant makes two point shot | 23 | 27 |
| 54.9 | | JaVale McGee misses layup | 23 | 27 |
| 52.9 | | Andrew Bynum defensive rebound | 23 | 27 |
| 49.9 | | Kobe Bryant bad pass (Corey Brewer steals) | 23 | 27 |
| 46.0 | | Corey Brewer makes 1-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists) | 25 | 27 |
| 38.2 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Andrew Bynum draws the foul) | 25 | 27 |
| 38.2 | | Andrew Bynum makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 28 |
| 38.2 | | Andrew Bynum makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 29 |
| 26.9 | | Al Harrington misses 22-foot jumper | 25 | 29 |
| 25.9 | | Jordan Hill defensive rebound | 25 | 29 |
| 5.1 | | Kobe Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper | 25 | 32 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 32 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Tom Washington
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
| 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 | 16 | 23 | .410 | 8.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 30 | .250 | 15 | W2 |
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