Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets

West 1st Round - Game 2 • DEN leads series 2-0

47-35, 19-21 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lakers LAL	28	31	20	20	99
Nuggets DEN	24	20	25	32	101

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

57-25, 33-8 Home

101

57-25, 33-8 Home

Matchups

West 1st Round

LAL

DEN leads series

2-0

DEN

103

Game 1@ DEN

Final

114

Game 2@ DEN

Final

101

105

Game 3@ LAL

Final

112

119

Game 4@ LAL

Final

108

106

Game 5@ DEN

Final

108

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Sean Wright

Referee:Eric Dalen

Referee:Curtis Blair

Referee:Scott Foster

Western Conference

Pacific	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

Northwest	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

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