Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
34-16, 12-12 Away
126
34-16, 12-12 Away
38-13, 24-4 Home
113
38-13, 24-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Arron Afflalo misses 19-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Joey Graham misses 16-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Pau Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 18-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes layup (Pau Gasol assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Joey Graham makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Joey Graham assists)
- Pau Gasol misses layup
- Arron Afflalo makes two point shot
- Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses layup
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 11-foot hook shot
- J.R. Smith makes jumper
- Ron Artest misses 9-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
- Andrew Bynum makes dunk (Ron Artest assists)
- Derek Fisher misses layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 8-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes hook shot
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
- Pau Gasol misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 21-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Pau Gasol misses 9-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom misses 7-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 3 of 3
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 3
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kobe Bryant misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes layup
- Jordan Farmar makes driving layup (Shannon Brown assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes jumper
- Shannon Brown misses layup
- Jordan Farmar makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes 7-foot hook shot (Joey Graham assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 21-foot jumper
- Joey Graham misses 12-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shannon Brown assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 12-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes hook shot
- Jordan Farmar misses 20-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes layup
- Ty Lawson makes layup
- Shannon Brown misses 6-foot hook shot
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes hook shot (Shannon Brown assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Josh Powell makes 17-foot jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes 21-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Vujacic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sasha Vujacic makes 20-foot jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Chris Andersen makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
- Jordan Farmar misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Josh Powell misses 17-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes jumper
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lamar Odom makes 4-foot hook shot
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Derek Fisher misses 18-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper
- Josh Powell makes dunk (Pau Gasol assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 12-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Josh Powell misses 7-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol makes 8-foot hook shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol misses two point shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum misses layup
- Derek Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 14-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher makes 20-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Andrew Bynum makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joey Graham makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Ron Artest makes three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 6-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 14-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Pau Gasol makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 27-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Pau Gasol misses tip shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 21-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown makes driving layup
- Ty Lawson makes 27-foot three pointer (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Lamar Odom makes 20-foot jumper (Sasha Vujacic assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Lamar Odom misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shannon Brown misses 52-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown makes 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 12-foot two point shot
- Jordan Farmar misses 21-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 7-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lamar Odom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
- Ty Lawson makes two point shot
- Jordan Farmar makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Lamar Odom makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Shannon Brown makes 28-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 6-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- Jordan Farmar misses 26-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Lamar Odom misses layup
- Pau Gasol misses tip shot
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shannon Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Pau Gasol misses layup
- Lamar Odom misses tip shot
- Pau Gasol makes slam dunk
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin makes 11-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Vujacic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
- Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Shannon Brown makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Shannon Brown makes 22-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
ESPNFxW
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Jason Phillips
Referee:Derrick Collins
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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