Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets
Preseason
124
4-1
107
3-3
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Torrey Craig misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Will Barton makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Will Barton assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- JaVale McGee misses 9-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes finger roll layup
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Paul Millsap assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Lance Stephenson makes pullup jump shot
- Lance Stephenson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Torrey Craig assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
- Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 2-foot driving layup
- Michael Beasley blocks Mason Plumlee's layup
- Juan Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 8-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Josh Hart misses two point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
- Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Kuzma misses finger roll layup
- Juan Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma blocks Malik Beasley 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Juan Hernangomez makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Josh Hart blocks Monte Morris 's 3-foot layup
- JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses finger roll layup
- JaVale McGee blocks Malik Beasley 's 2-foot driving layup
- Monte Morris makes 7-foot two point shot
- Josh Hart makes driving layup
- Juan Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap blocks Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 's 2-foot driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Juan Hernangomez assists)
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer
- Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses driving dunk
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses 10-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- JaVale McGee makes 2-foot dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- JaVale McGee makes dunk (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 4-foot two point shot
- Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma makes 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes dunk
- JaVale McGee makes 1-foot dunk
- JaVale McGee misses 3-foot two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving floating jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses driving layup
- Monte Morris misses driving layup
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Monte Morris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Torrey Craig blocks Ivica Zubac 's 3-foot layup
- Will Barton misses two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lance Stephenson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Torrey Craig makes alley oop dunk shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Ivica Zubac makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes layup (Trey Lyles assists)
- Brandon Ingram blocks Juan Hernangomez 's 5-foot layup
- Brandon Ingram misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Juan Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Lyles assists)
- Lance Stephenson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk makes two point shot (Lance Stephenson assists)
- Juan Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Josh Hart misses driving layup
- Monte Morris makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lance Stephenson assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot two point shot
- Juan Hernangomez misses three point jumper
- Trey Lyles makes dunk
- Trey Lyles misses 67-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses layup
- Juan Hernangomez misses layup
- Johnathan Williams misses two point shot
- Trey Lyles makes 3-foot layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Lance Stephenson misses 18-foot jumper
- Trey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart blocks Malik Beasley 's 4-foot driving layup
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three pointer (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Johnathan Williams blocks Mason Plumlee 's 4-foot driving layup
- Mason Plumlee makes two point shot
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Lydon makes 1-foot layup (Trey Lyles assists)
- Kyle Kuzma misses driving floating jump shot
- Johnathan Williams makes 4-foot two point shot (Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk assists)
- Travis Wear misses 17-foot jumper
- Monte Morris misses 20-foot jumper
- Johnathan Williams makes driving layup (Travis Wear assists)
- Travis Wear misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Johnathan Williams makes 7-foot hook shot
- Alex Caruso makes 2-foot dunk
- Thomas Welsh makes 11-foot jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk makes 16-foot jumper (Joel Berry II assists)
- Monte Morris misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Juan Hernangomez blocks Joel Berry II 's 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Thomas Welsh makes layup (Tyler Lydon assists)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Juan Hernangomez blocks Alex Caruso's two point shot
- Tyler Lydon misses three point jumper
- Travis Wear makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alex Caruso assists)
- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Donald Sloan assists)
- Xavier Silas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Thomas Welsh misses 10-foot jumper
- Isaac Bonga misses driving layup
- Isaac Bonga makes two point shot
- Donald Sloan misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Johnathan Williams makes two point shot (Joel Berry II assists)
- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Isaac Bonga misses 9-foot hook shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. JaVale McGee (LeBron James gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:48 | JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:38 | Torrey Craig misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:35 | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:27 | LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:23 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:15 | Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:11 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:57 | Brandon Ingram makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 4 | |
| 10:46 | Rajon Rondo personal foul | 0 | 4 | |
| 10:46 | LeBron James personal foul | 0 | 4 | |
| 10:40 | Jamal Murray makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Millsap assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:25 | Torrey Craig personal foul | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:20 | Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:14 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:03 | Brandon Ingram makes dunk (LeBron James assists) | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:53 | Jamal Murray misses driving layup | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:49 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:49 | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:46 | Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:39 | Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:25 | Torrey Craig personal foul | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:17 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:15 | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 6 | 6 | |
| 9:12 | LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 6 | 9 | |
| 9:01 | Will Barton makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:48 | LeBron James misses two point shot | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:46 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 8 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Will Barton assists) | 10 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | violation | 10 | 9 | |
| 8:41 | JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation | 10 | 9 | |
| 8:25 | Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 11 | |
| 8:17 | JaVale McGee personal foul | 10 | 11 | |
| 8:13 | Nikola Jokic offensive foul | 10 | 11 | |
| 8:13 | Nikola Jokic turnover | 10 | 11 | |
| 8:03 | Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 13 | |
| 7:39 | Rajon Rondo shooting foul | 10 | 13 | |
| 7:39 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 7:39 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7:21 | JaVale McGee misses 9-foot two point shot | 12 | 13 | |
| 7:18 | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | 12 | 13 | |
| 7:10 | Paul Millsap makes finger roll layup | 14 | 13 | |
| 7:03 | JaVale McGee out of bounds bad pass turnover | 14 | 13 | |
| 7:03 | Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Brandon Ingram | 14 | 13 | |
| 6:54 | Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Paul Millsap assists) | 16 | 13 | |
| 6:54 | Rajon Rondo defensive goaltending violation | 16 | 13 | |
| 6:54 | Lakers Full timeout | 16 | 13 | |
| 6:41 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 16 | 16 | |
| 6:34 | Kyle Kuzma personal foul | 16 | 16 | |
| 6:34 | Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 16 | |
| 6:34 | Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:12 | Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:08 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:00 | Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:00 | Lance Stephenson enters the game for | 18 | 16 | |
| 6:00 | enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:40 | LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Will Barton defensive rebound | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | JaVale McGee personal foul | 18 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Josh Hart enters the game for JaVale McGee | 20 | 16 | |
| 5:29 | Lance Stephenson makes pullup jump shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 5:04 | Kyle Kuzma personal foul | 20 | 18 | |
| 5:04 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 18 | |
| 5:04 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 18 | |
| 4:53 | Lance Stephenson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:35 | Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:31 | Paul Millsap offensive rebound | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:24 | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:24 | LeBron James defensive rebound | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:16 | Will Barton shooting foul | 22 | 20 | |
| 4:16 | Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 4:16 | Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 22 | |
| 4:03 | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Torrey Craig shooting foul | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Brandon Ingram enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Torrey Craig | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Juan Hernangomez enters the game for Paul Millsap | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | Trey Lyles enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 24 | 22 | |
| 3:57 | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:34 | Trey Lyles misses 30-foot three point jumper | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:31 | Juan Hernangomez offensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:28 | Juan Hernangomez bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals) | 24 | 23 | |
| 3:23 | Brandon Ingram makes two point shot | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:11 | Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:09 | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:02 | Juan Hernangomez blocks Kyle Kuzma 's 2-foot driving layup | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:02 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:02 | Michael Beasley enters the game for LeBron James | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:02 | Monte Morris enters the game for Will Barton | 24 | 25 | |
| 3:02 | Malik Beasley enters the game for Jamal Murray | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:38 | Nuggets Full timeout | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:37 | Michael Beasley blocks Mason Plumlee's layup | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:37 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:37 | shot clock turnover | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:26 | Monte Morris shooting foul | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:26 | Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 26 | |
| 2:26 | Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:24 | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | 24 | 25 | |
| 2:11 | Juan Hernangomez makes 25-foot three point jumper | 27 | 26 | |
| 1:52 | Kyle Kuzma misses 8-foot two point shot | 27 | 25 | |
| 1:50 | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 27 | 25 | |
| 1:38 | Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper | 30 | 25 | |
| 1:15 | Michael Beasley traveling | 30 | 25 | |
| 53.3 | Michael Beasley shooting foul | 30 | 25 | |
| 53.3 | Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 25 | |
| 53.3 | Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2 | 32 | 25 | |
| 38.4 | Michael Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists) | 31 | 28 | |
| 34.4 | Mason Plumlee offensive foul | 31 | 28 | |
| 34.4 | Mason Plumlee turnover | 31 | 28 | |
| 26.1 | Michael Beasley offensive foul | 31 | 28 | |
| 26.1 | Michael Beasley turnover | 31 | 28 | |
| 5.5 | Josh Hart shooting foul | 31 | 28 | |
| 5.5 | Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 32 | 28 | |
| 5.5 | Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 34 | 28 | |
| 2.1 | Kyle Kuzma traveling | 34 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 34 | 28 | |
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Matchups
Game Information
San Diego, CA
Referee:Mark Ayotte
Referee:Jacyn Goble
Referee:Mike Callahan
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 15 | .615 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 17 | .585 | 1 | L2 |
| Golden State | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2.5 | W2 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 7.5 | W4 |
| Sacramento | 11 | 30 | .268 | 14 | W3 |
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