Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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DEN

DENVER NUGGETS

55-27

VS

LAL

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

54-28

Everything you need for Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

1

DEN wins

of 3

2

LAL wins

RECENT FORM

DEN

Denver Nuggets 55-27 season

MIN

MIN Apr 18 W vs

SAS

SAS Apr 12 W vs

OKC

OKC Apr 10 W vs

MEM

POR

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 54-28 season

HOU

HOU Apr 18 W vs

UTA

UTA Apr 12 W vs

PHX

PHX Apr 10 W vs

GSW

OKC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every DEN vs LAL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

DEN

LAL

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DEN

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LAL

DEN

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

DEN

Denver Nuggets

1 Nikola Jokić 27.6/12.9/10.7 +29.1 2 Jamal Murray 25.8/4.5/7.2 +16.5 3 Aaron Gordon 16.6/6.0/2.8 +7.6 4 Peyton Watson 15.0/5.0/2.1 +2.9 5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.4/2.6/1.3 +2.2 6 Christian Braun 12.0/4.9/2.7 +1.7 7 Cameron Johnson 12.4/3.8/2.5 +1.4 8 Jonas Valančiūnas 9.8/5.7/1.4 -1.2

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

1 Luka Dončić 33.5/7.7/8.3 +23.8 2 Austin Reaves 23.3/4.7/5.5 +11.3 3 LeBron James 20.9/6.1/7.3 +11.3 4 Deandre Ayton 12.7/8.1/0.8 +9.5 5 Rui Hachimura 11.5/3.3/0.8 +1.7 6 Jaxson Hayes 7.6/4.2/0.9 -0.2 7 Luke Kennard 9.5/2.6/2.5 -0.7 8 Jake LaRavia 8.3/4.0/1.8 -1.0

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LAL

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