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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Los Angeles Lakers lead 143-98241 meetings since 1976
Los Angeles Lakers lead 117-82Regular season
Los Angeles Lakers lead 26-16Playoff games
Los Angeles Lakers W1Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (241)

Meetings 201–241 of 241, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 17, 19841983-84DEN 141, LAL 138
Feb 1, 19841983-84LAL 116, DEN 108
Jan 13, 19841983-84LAL 141, DEN 134
Dec 27, 19831983-84DEN 116, LAL 118
Nov 8, 19831983-84LAL 133, DEN 124
Mar 31, 19831982-83LAL 122, DEN 116
Feb 27, 19831982-83DEN 135, LAL 120
Nov 21, 19821982-83DEN 129, LAL 143
Nov 4, 19821982-83DEN 108, LAL 131
Nov 3, 19821982-83LAL 135, DEN 134
Apr 9, 19821981-82DEN 128, LAL 153
Feb 23, 19821981-82DEN 129, LAL 145
Feb 21, 19821981-82LAL 132, DEN 131
Jan 19, 19821981-82LAL 139, DEN 140
Dec 4, 19811981-82LAL 126, DEN 117
Mar 29, 19811980-81DEN 148, LAL 146
Mar 4, 19811980-81LAL 114, DEN 123
Jan 23, 19811980-81DEN 105, LAL 110
Nov 29, 19801980-81LAL 124, DEN 123
Nov 2, 19801980-81DEN 123, LAL 121
Mar 14, 19801979-80DEN 126, LAL 132
Feb 20, 19801979-80LAL 116, DEN 103
Dec 22, 19791979-80LAL 128, DEN 130
Dec 9, 19791979-80DEN 118, LAL 131
Nov 16, 19791979-80LAL 135, DEN 128
Nov 9, 19791979-80DEN 122, LAL 126
Apr 15, 19791978-79 · PlayoffsLAL 112, DEN 111
Apr 13, 19791978-79 · PlayoffsDEN 109, LAL 121
Apr 10, 19791978-79 · PlayoffsLAL 105, DEN 110
Mar 25, 19791978-79LAL 113, DEN 123
Mar 4, 19791978-79DEN 113, LAL 99
Jan 26, 19791978-79LAL 107, DEN 119
Oct 31, 19781978-79DEN 107, LAL 134
Feb 24, 19781977-78DEN 99, LAL 109
Jan 14, 19781977-78LAL 112, DEN 123
Dec 4, 19771977-78DEN 111, LAL 109
Oct 21, 19771977-78LAL 101, DEN 106
Mar 15, 19771976-77LAL 95, DEN 107
Feb 11, 19771976-77DEN 109, LAL 117
Dec 12, 19761976-77DEN 83, LAL 112
Nov 24, 19761976-77LAL 112, DEN 122

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names. Denver’s record starts with the current franchise’s first NBA season (1976–77); the 1949–50 Denver Nuggets were a separate franchise.

Series by season

Los Angeles Lakers 2-12025-26 · Regular season
Tied 2-22024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Mar 14, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDEN 125, LAL 127 (OT)Aaron Gordon 27 · Austin Reaves 32
Mar 5, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonLAL 113, DEN 120Luka Dončić 27 · Jamal Murray 28
Jan 20, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonLAL 115, DEN 107Luka Dončić 38 · Jamal Murray 28
Mar 19, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 108, LAL 120Aaron Gordon 26 · Luka Dončić 31
Mar 14, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonLAL 126, DEN 131Austin Reaves 37 · Nikola Jokić 28
Feb 22, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonLAL 123, DEN 100Luka Dončić 32 · Aaron Gordon 24
Nov 23, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 127, LAL 102Nikola Jokić 34 · Austin Reaves 19

2025-26 team comparison

Denver NuggetsPer gameLos Angeles Lakers
122.1Points116.3
116.9Points allowed114.6
+5.2Net rating+1.8
122.2Offensive rating117.8
117.0Defensive rating116.1
99.9Pace98.7
44.0Rebounds41.0
28.9Assists25.9

Quick answers

Who won the last Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers game?
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125 on March 14, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers play next?
The Denver Nuggets visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:30 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 preseason).
What is the all-time record between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers lead 143-98 in 241 meetings since 1976 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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