Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
37-25, 19-13 Away
113
37-25, 19-13 Away
39-24, 17-12 Home
120
39-24, 17-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Austin Reaves misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Deandre Ayton misses driving layup
- Christian Braun misses running layup
- Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun misses running layup
- LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Reaves misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses running layup
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)
- Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Austin Reaves makes running layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Luke Kennard makes 9-foot fade away jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jaxson Hayes misses layup
- Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot fade away jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jake LaRavia misses driving floating jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses running dunk
- Luke Kennard misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer (Zeke Nnaji assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Christian Braun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 22-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther makes running layup
- Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- LeBron James makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses heave jump shot
- Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
- Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Christian Braun makes 2-foot reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Austin Reaves makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luka Doncic misses driving layup
- LeBron James misses running layup
- Luka Doncic makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes 28-foot running jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Marcus Smart misses driving layup
- Luka Doncic makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
- Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Austin Reaves makes driving layup
- Bruce Brown misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Rui Hachimura misses 17-foot jumper
- Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rui Hachimura misses running layup
- Bruce Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luka Doncic makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luke Kennard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Luke Kennard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Austin Reaves makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Rui Hachimura misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot
- Austin Reaves misses driving layup
- Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rui Hachimura makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaxson Hayes makes 5-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving layup
- Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes running layup (Rui Hachimura assists)
- Rui Hachimura makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Austin Reaves assists)
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (Luka Doncic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
- Rui Hachimura makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot
- Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Smart misses tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jake LaRavia makes layup
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: DEN, 66.1
Win %: DEN, 72.2
Win %: DEN, 70.7
Win %: DEN, 69.6
Win %: DEN, 70.2
Win %: DEN, 72.2
Win %: DEN, 72.7
Win %: DEN, 74.4
Win %: DEN, 76.1
Win %: DEN, 76.6
Win %: DEN, 80.2
Win %: DEN, 81.4
Win %: DEN, 81.7
Win %: DEN, 80.6
Win %: DEN, 80.2
Win %: DEN, 81.8
Win %: DEN, 80.6
Win %: DEN, 80.2
Win %: DEN, 81.4
Win %: DEN, 81.8
Win %: DEN, 84.6
Win %: DEN, 84.6
Win %: DEN, 82.6
Win %: DEN, 83.7
Win %: DEN, 84.8
LAL @ DEN Videos
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights
Jokic puts the Lakers away with tough basket
Jaxson Hayes elevates for jam
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Justin Van Duyne
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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