The Los Angeles Lakers (19-21, 9-13 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Denver Nuggets (26-13, 16-3 Home) on Monday. Los Angeles narrowly defeated the Sacramento Kings 136-134 at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, their fifth win in a row. With 37 points, LeBron James was the scoring leader. Thomas Bryant chipped in with 29 points and 14 rebounds.
The Lakers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. Denver won their 10th home game in a row on Friday at Ball Arena, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108. Nikola Jokic had a triple double with 28 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists to lead the team. The Nuggets are first in the Western Conference, level with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Denver will be looking to even the season series after taking only one of the three previous games. Los Angeles won the most recent showdown 126-108 at Crypto.com Arena in December 2022. James led the Lakers with 30 points and nine rebounds.
Jokic had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in defeat. The Lakers have been led this season by James, who is averaging 29.1 points per game, seventh-highest in the NBA. James also has grabbed 8.2 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.9 assists. Jokic has powered the Nuggets on offense, averaging 25.3 points per game. Jokic has also stuffed the stat sheet with 10.8 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, for which he ranks sixth and third in the NBA, respectively.
With 116.9 points per game, the Lakers are one of the most explosive offenses in the league (5th). The Lakers have come up short in recent visits to Ball Arena, losing seven of the last 10. Los Angeles has won three straight away from Crypto.com Arena this season.
Los Angeles is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.4 (122.1-120.7). Denver has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 119.3 points per game on average while allowing 110.9 (+8.4 margin).
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thomas Bryant: 35.6 | 21.0 | +14.6
Points per game:
LeBron James: 38.0 | 29.1 | +8.9
Rebounds per game:
Thomas Bryant: 13.6 | 7.2 | +6.4
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
DeAndre Jordan: 7.0 | 10.5 | -3.5
Rebounds per game:
Aaron Gordon: 8.8 | 7.0 | +1.8
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 3.3 | 5.4 | -2.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -13.5 (-105)
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