Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
18-3, 9-1 Away
105
18-3, 9-1 Away
13-5, 8-3 Home
96
13-5, 8-3 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Danny Green assists)
- LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses driving floating jump shot
- JaVale McGee makes 4-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- JaVale McGee makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Gary Harris makes 17-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- JaVale McGee misses 19-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Paul Millsap makes layup (Will Barton assists)
- LeBron James makes three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 13-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- JaVale McGee misses 13-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Danny Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Danny Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Troy Daniels makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Gary Harris misses layup
- Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Troy Daniels misses technical free throw
- Jerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Kuzma misses driving floating jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma makes 5-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley makes dunk (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant makes alley oop dunk shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Monte Morris makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Alex Caruso misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 22-foot jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
- Danny Green misses driving floating jump shot
- Malik Beasley makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Danny Green misses three point jumper
- Alex Caruso makes dunk
- Monte Morris misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 14-foot jumper (Danny Green assists)
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James misses two point shot
- Alex Caruso makes two point shot
- Mason Plumlee misses 12-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
- Danny Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis makes tip shot
- Will Barton misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 14-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap misses 5-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes finger roll layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes dunk
- Dwight Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Anthony Davis makes technical free throw
- Troy Daniels misses 23-foot three point shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses alley oop dunk shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 6-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Gary Harris makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Danny Green misses 9-foot two point shot
- JaVale McGee misses tip shot
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses 15-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gary Harris makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
- LeBron James misses 5-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses finger roll layup
- Will Barton misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
- Danny Green makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes tip shot
- Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danny Green misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Danny Green assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Jerami Grant assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Juan Hernangomez misses finger roll layup
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses layup
- Malik Beasley misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
- Jerami Grant misses three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez makes dunk
- Kyle Kuzma misses 2-foot hook shot
- Dwight Howard makes dunk
- Mason Plumlee misses three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
- Danny Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes alley oop dunk shot (Will Barton assists)
- Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyle Kuzma misses 6-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 15-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 6-foot two point shot
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alex Caruso makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses layup
- LeBron James makes dunk
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Nikola Jokic jump ball violation | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 | | JaVale McGee vs. Nikola Jokic (Paul Millsap gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:11 | | LeBron James bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:05 | | Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0 | 5 |
| 10:54 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 2 | 5 |
| 10:38 | | Jamal Murray bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 2 | 5 |
| 10:32 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jumper | 2 | 5 |
| 10:30 | | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 10:19 | | LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot (Danny Green assists) | 4 | 5 |
| 10:10 | | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 4 | 5 |
| 10:05 | | LeBron James makes 2-foot dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 6 | 5 |
| 9:54 | | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 9:52 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 9:46 | | LeBron James makes 3-foot two point shot | 8 | 5 |
| 9:29 | | Paul Millsap misses driving floating jump shot | 8 | 5 |
| 9:28 | | Danny Green defensive rebound | 8 | 5 |
| 9:13 | | JaVale McGee makes 4-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 10 | 5 |
| 9:01 | | Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot | 10 | 5 |
| 9:01 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 9:01 | | Danny Green loose ball foul | 10 | 5 |
| 8:57 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul | 10 | 5 |
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 8:55 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | 10 | 6 |
| 8:47 | | JaVale McGee makes layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 12 | 6 |
| 8:29 | | Gary Harris makes 17-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12 | 8 |
| 8:14 | | JaVale McGee misses 19-foot jumper | 12 | 8 |
| 8:11 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 12 | 8 |
| 8:10 | | LeBron James makes two point shot | 14 | 8 |
| 7:55 | | Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 7:51 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 7:46 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 14 | 8 |
| 7:32 | | JaVale McGee blocks Will Barton 's 2-foot driving layup | 14 | 8 |
| 7:30 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 7:25 | | Lakers Full timeout | 14 | 8 |
| 7:17 | | Anthony Davis misses 24-foot jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 7:10 | | JaVale McGee traveling | 14 | 8 |
| 6:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot | 14 | 8 |
| 6:55 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 6:32 | | Anthony Davis misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 14 | 8 |
| 6:28 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 6:24 | | Paul Millsap makes layup (Will Barton assists) | 14 | 10 |
| 6:24 | | JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation | 14 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | LeBron James makes three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 17 | 10 |
| 5:40 | | Paul Millsap misses 13-foot two point shot | 17 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:19 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot | 17 | 10 |
| 5:16 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 17 | 10 |
| 5:12 | | Jamal Murray makes two point shot | 17 | 12 |
| 5:12 | | Anthony Davis defensive goaltending violation | 17 | 12 |
| 4:55 | | Anthony Davis bad pass (Jamal Murray steals) | 17 | 12 |
| 4:50 | | Jamal Murray makes two point shot | 17 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | JaVale McGee misses 13-foot two point shot | 17 | 14 |
| 4:32 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 4:27 | | Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 14 |
| 4:25 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 4:19 | | Danny Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 19 | 14 |
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Danny Green steals) | 19 | 14 |
| 3:57 | | Danny Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 19 | 14 |
| 3:53 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 3:44 | | Gary Harris makes 9-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Lakers Full timeout | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Juan Hernangomez enters the game for Paul Millsap | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Jerami Grant enters the game for Will Barton | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Kyle Kuzma enters the game for LeBron James | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Danny Green | 19 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Troy Daniels enters the game for JaVale McGee | 19 | 16 |
| 3:28 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul | 19 | 16 |
| 3:27 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 19 | 16 |
| 3:19 | | Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 19 | 16 |
| 3:12 | | Troy Daniels makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 22 | 16 |
| 2:49 | | Gary Harris misses layup | 22 | 16 |
| 2:48 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 2:43 | | Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 25 | 16 |
| 2:27 | | Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot | 25 | 16 |
| 2:24 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 2:16 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper | 25 | 16 |
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 2:06 | | Juan Hernangomez makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Juan Hernangomez personal foul | 25 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Gary Harris | 25 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Malik Beasley enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 25 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Dwight Howard enters the game for Anthony Davis | 25 | 18 |
| 1:46 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 25 | 18 |
| 1:39 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 25 | 18 |
| 1:39 | | Dwight Howard misses tip shot | 25 | 18 |
| 1:38 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 25 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot | 25 | 20 |
| 1:35 | | Dwight Howard shooting foul | 25 | 20 |
| 1:35 | | Alex Caruso enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 1:25 | | Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 25 | 21 |
| 1:23 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 25 | 21 |
| 1:12 | | Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot | 25 | 21 |
| 1:09 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 25 | 21 |
| 58.0 | | Mason Plumlee defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 25 | 21 |
| 58.0 | | Troy Daniels misses technical free throw | 25 | 21 |
| 58.0 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 25 | 21 |
| 58.0 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 25 | 21 |
| 47.3 | | Kyle Kuzma bad pass (Juan Hernangomez steals) | 25 | 21 |
| 36.7 | | Jerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists) | 25 | 24 |
| 20.6 | | Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 28 | 24 |
| 1.4 | | Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper | 28 | 24 |
| 1.4 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 28 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 24 | |
LAL @ DEN Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:James Williams
Referee:Michael Smith
Referee:Mousa Dagher
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 20 | .615 | - | L1 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 22 | .585 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Golden State | 29 | 25 | .537 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 43 | .218 | 21.5 | L13 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 41 | 13 | .759 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 34 | 20 | .630 | 7 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15 | W3 |
| Utah | 17 | 37 | .315 | 24 | W1 |
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