Denver Nuggets
2026-12-23
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Los Angeles Lakers
Biggest mismatches
LAL's offense ranks 1st in scoring efficiency, and DEN ranks 23rd defending it.
LAL's offense ranks 1st in shooting, and DEN ranks 21st defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DEN 7 games, LAL 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DENLALScoring
115.413th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.82nd · Top 5
114.721st · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
113.917th · Average
+0.717th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+7.97th · Above avg
Efficiency
116.26th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
120.41st · Top 5
113.423rd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.314th · Average
+2.814th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+10.14th · Top 5
100.224th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.215th
Shooting
56.1%4th · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
60.2%1st · Top 5
60.7%3rd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
64.5%1st · Top 5
11.921st · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.69th · Above avg
37.2%8th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
38.8%3rd · Top 5
0.336th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.371st · Top 5
Defense
54.4%21st · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.5%16th · Average
10.73rd · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
10.24th · Top 5
3.728th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
7.12nd · Top 5
Possessions
15.2%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
26.8%19th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
26.8%18th · Average
41.624th · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
39.928th · Bottom 5
27.66th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
24.823rd · Below avg
Recent form
Denver NuggetsLWWLW
Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.
Los Angeles LakersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +7.8 (season +7.9). Streak W3.
Key players
Denver Nuggets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 25.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 65.1 |
| Nikola JokicC | 23.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 57.9 |
| Christian BraunG | 14.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 66.9 |
| Aaron GordonF | 12.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 57.9 |
Los Angeles Lakers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka DoncicF-G | 38.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 68.5 |
| Austin ReavesG | 23.3 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 67.5 |
| Walker KesslerC | 14.4 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 70.6 |
| Ziaire WilliamsG-F | 10.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 70.5 |
Injury report
Denver NuggetsJulian Strawther G · back ~2026-11-29
Out
Spencer Jones F · back ~2026-11-11
Out
DeMar DeRozan G · back ~2026-11-07
Day-To-Day
Los Angeles LakersAdou Thiero G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.