← ScoresLos Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
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Matchup preview
Last season: too early in this one to read much from it
Matchup odds
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LALSeason leaders, per game
DEN
Points
LAL33.5PointsDEN27.7
Rebounds
LAL7.7ReboundsDEN12.9
Assists
LAL8.3AssistsDEN10.7
Steals
LAL2.0StealsDEN1.4
Blocks
LAL0.5BlocksDEN0.8
The teams side by side: Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets compared, with league ranks| LAL | Stat | DEN |
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| 53–29 | Record | 54–28 |
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| Offense |
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| 1.814th, 14th in the league | Net rating | 7th7th in the league, 5.1(better) |
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| 116.28th, 8th in the league | Offensive rating | 1st1st in the league, 120.3(better) |
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| 100.022nd, 22nd in the league | Pace | 20th20th in the league, 100.2 |
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| 57.32nd, 2nd in the league | eFG% | 1st1st in the league, 57.7(better) |
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| 12.620th, 20th in the league | TOV% | 3rd3rd in the league, 10.9(better) |
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| 23.9(better)22nd, 22nd in the league | OREB% | 25th25th in the league, 23.6 |
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| 0.320(better)1st, 1st in the league | FT rate | 4th4th in the league, 0.294 |
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| Defense |
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| 114.4(better)19th, 19th in the league | Defensive rating | 21st21st in the league, 115.3 |
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| 55.522nd, 22nd in the league | Opp. eFG% | 15th15th in the league, 54.3(better) |
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| 12.6(better)11th, 11th in the league | Opp. TOV% | 30th30th in the league, 10.0 |
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| 74.313th, 13th in the league | DREB% | 7th7th in the league, 75.3(better) |
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| 0.241(better)5th, 5th in the league | Opp. FT rate | 12th12th in the league, 0.254 |
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This season's meetings
They have not met this season.
Injury report
Los Angeles Lakers
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Key players · LAL: Los Angeles Lakers key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Luka Doncic | 35.8 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 34.0 / 6.0 / 7.0 | 4.6 |
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Austin Reaves | 34.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 20.8 / 4.4 / 5.4 | 3.2 |
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Quentin Grimes | 29.5 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 9.8 / 2.6 / 1.4 | 0.1 |
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Jake LaRavia | 25.2 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 7.2 / 5.2 / 2.0 | -0.3 |
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Collin Sexton | 23.7 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 18.2 / 5.2 / 3.0 | -1.0 |
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Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Jamal Murray | 35.4 | 25.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 23.6 / 4.6 / 6.8 | 2.8 |
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Nikola Jokic | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 25.4 / 12.6 / 9.8 | 7.2 |
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Christian Braun | 31.8 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 14.6 / 5.0 / 2.0 | 0.8 |
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DeMar DeRozan | 31.3 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 21.2 / 2.6 / 4.6 | -1.0 |
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Cameron Johnson | 30.5 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 15.4 / 5.2 / 3.8 | 2.0 |
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Western Conference| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 |
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| 1 | OKC | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 7-3 |
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| 2 | SAS | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2 | 8-2 |
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| 3 | DEN | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | 10-0 |
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| 4 | LAL | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 7-3 |
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| 5 | HOU | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 | 9-1 |
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| 6 | MIN | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | 5-5 |
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Matchups by position
What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.
LAL attack against DEN defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 48.2 (lg 49.8) 20th, 20th in the league | 13.2 (lg 13.6) 19th, 19th in the league | 14.1 (lg 14.2) 18th, 18th in the league |
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| Forwards | 39.3 (lg 37.4) 7th, 7th in the league | 15.1 (lg 15.3) 17th, 17th in the league | 7.9 (lg 7.0) 2nd, 2nd in the league |
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| Centers | 10.0 (lg 10.7) 20th, 20th in the league | 7.1 (lg 7.5) 24th, 24th in the league | 1.3 (lg 1.9) 29th, 29th in the league |
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DEN attack against LAL defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 50.7 (lg 49.8) 12th, 12th in the league | 12.5 (lg 13.6) 28th, 28th in the league | 15.0 (lg 14.2) 7th, 7th in the league |
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| Forwards | 37.8 (lg 37.4) 14th, 14th in the league | 14.4 (lg 15.3) 23rd, 23rd in the league | 7.2 (lg 7.0) 12th, 12th in the league |
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| Centers | 9.8 (lg 10.7) 22nd, 22nd in the league | 7.1 (lg 7.5) 22nd, 22nd in the league | 1.9 (lg 1.9) 13th, 13th in the league |
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