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Lakers at Nuggets · Sat, Dec 19 · 9:00 PM ET

Lakers at Denver. Here is where each team has the edge.

LakersDenver

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Lakers edges

No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' favor.

Nuggets edges

No clear mismatch in Denver's favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
LALRankStatRankDEN
119.09thOffensive rating1st123.4
117.219thDefensive rating21st118.2
+1.814thNet rating7th+5.2
97.621stPace20th97.7
57.32ndEffective FG %1st57.7
12.620thTurnover %3rd10.9
23.922ndOffensive rebound %24th23.6
24.42ndFree throw rate4th23.7
55.522ndOpponent eFG %14th54.3
12.611thForced turnover %30th10.0
74.313thDefensive rebound %7th75.3
19.18thOpponent FT rate10th19.6

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Lakers4-6 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

Nuggets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Tue, Jan 20 LAL 115, DEN 107 · Thu, Mar 5 LAL 113, DEN 120 · Sat, Mar 14 DEN 125, LAL 127

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers