Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
12-38, 3-22 Away
93
12-38, 3-22 Away
25-23, 16-8 Home
121
25-23, 16-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Samaki Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Samaki Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Juwan Howard missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Lorinza Harrington made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vincent Yarbrough.
- Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vincent Yarbrough.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lorinza Harrington made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
- Marcus Camby missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Chris Whitney made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Juwan Howard missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed Jumper.
- Marcus Camby missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Whitney made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Camby.
- Kareem Rush made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Marcus Camby missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chris Whitney missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Layup.
- Kareem Rush made Tip Shot.
- Juwan Howard made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Samaki Walker made Tip Shot.
- Juwan Howard made Layup. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
- Kareem Rush made Dunk. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Juwan Howard made 14 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Blount made Layup. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
- Mark Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Devean George made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rodney White missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Donnell Harvey made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Bowen.
- Donnell Harvey missed Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Donnell Harvey missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Donnell Harvey missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Chris Whitney made Two Point Shot.
- Rodney White missed Layup.
- Rodney White missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Chris Whitney made Technical Free Throw.
- Chris Whitney made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donnell Harvey.
- Donnell Harvey made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Samaki Walker made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Donnell Harvey missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Chris Whitney missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Camby.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Nene Hilario missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Chris Anderson missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Camby made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lorinza Harrington.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk.
- Juwan Howard made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Camby.
- Kobe Bryant made 18 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Camby missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Donnell Harvey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Donnell Harvey made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Robert Horry made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Juwan Howard made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
- Rick Fox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rick Fox missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
- Juwan Howard made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Lorinza Harrington missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Nene Hilario made Slam Dunk.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nene Hilario missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Samaki Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Samaki Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Whitney made 22 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Rick Fox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
- Derek Fisher made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Nene Hilario made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Ryan Bowen.
- Samaki Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Nene Hilario missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Samaki Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Juwan Howard missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Chris Whitney missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nene Hilario.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Nene Hilario made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Vincent Yarbrough.
- Samaki Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Bowen missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Derek Fisher made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Chris Whitney made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Whitney made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Chris Whitney missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Chris Whitney missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 19 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Devean George missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Samaki Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed Layup.
- Chris Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Anderson.
- Devean George made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Nene Hilario made Two Point Shot.
- Lorinza Harrington made Slam Dunk.
- Kareem Rush missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Chris Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nene Hilario made Slam Dunk.
- Kareem Rush made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Vincent Yarbrough made Technical Free Throw.
- Vincent Yarbrough made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Anderson.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Layup.
- Chris Anderson made Slam Dunk.
- Devean George made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vincent Yarbrough missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Lorinza Harrington missed Layup.
- Kareem Rush missed Layup.
- Nene Hilario made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Brian Shaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
- Chris Anderson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Jumper.
- Mark Blount made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
- Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 16 ft Jumper.
- Lorinza Harrington missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Tracy Murray missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rodney White made 14 ft Jumper.
- Kareem Rush missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 11 ft Jumper.
- Tracy Murray missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Brian Shaw made Layup.
- Kareem Rush made Layup. Assisted by Tracy Murray.
- Rodney White made Layup.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Tim Donaghy
Referee:Gary Zielinski
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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