Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
- Kenneth Faried misses 17-foot jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 5-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 7-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Will Barton makes driving layup
- Will Barton misses 6-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes 4-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye makes three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes layup
- Will Barton misses 19-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Randy Foye makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot jumper
- Gary Harris makes jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Gary Harris makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
- Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes 16-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
- Will Barton misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Jameer Nelson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass blocks Joffrey Lauvergne 's 3-foot layup
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 33-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses 12-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses layup
- Larry Nance Jr. blocks Kenneth Faried 's 2-foot layup
- Jameer Nelson misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 3-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 18-foot jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 13-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye misses 18-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Randy Foye makes layup
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Kenneth Faried assists)
- Kobe Bryant blocks Will Barton's jumper
- Brandon Bass blocks Randy Foye 's 2-foot layup
- Will Barton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton misses jumper
- Will Barton makes 5-foot two point shot (Darrell Arthur assists)
- Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass blocks Randy Foye's jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot hook shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Darrell Arthur misses 20-foot jumper
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Darrell Arthur makes jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Randy Foye misses layup
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Darrell Arthur misses jumper
- Darrell Arthur makes 18-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Darrell Arthur misses 22-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton misses layup
- Gary Harris makes driving dunk (Will Barton assists)
- Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass blocks Jameer Nelson 's 2-foot layup
- Darrell Arthur misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Darrell Arthur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Gary Harris blocks Louis Williams 's 2-foot layup
- Jordan Clarkson makes 19-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Louis Williams assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes jumper (Louis Williams assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
- Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams misses 5-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried blocks Larry Nance Jr.'s shot
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
- Roy Hibbert makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes dunk
- Julius Randle misses 19-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle misses driving layup
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper
- D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nick Young makes jumper
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Louis Williams assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 19-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne blocks Brandon Bass 's 6-foot jumper
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses layup
- Nick Young makes two point shot
- Louis Williams makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nick Young misses 16-foot jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
- Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Louis Williams assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 14-foot jumper
- Louis Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Roy Hibbert assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes 12-foot jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Roy Hibbert makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
- Louis Williams misses jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 5-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes layup
- Louis Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson misses jumper
- Brandon Bass makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
- Julius Randle makes dunk (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumper
- Randy Foye blocks Jordan Clarkson's jumper
- Will Barton blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 1-foot layup
- Julius Randle misses layup
- Julius Randle makes layup
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Louis Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Louis Williams assists)
- Julius Randle makes layup
- Kobe Bryant misses three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes 11-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot
LAKERS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Roy Hibbert vs. Joffrey Lauvergne (Larry Nance Jr. gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Gary Harris blocks Louis Williams 's 2-foot layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:37 | Jordan Clarkson makes 19-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | Kenneth Faried misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | Louis Williams defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Louis Williams assists) | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:56 | Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists) | 4 | 3 | |
| 10:44 | Kobe Bryant makes 13-foot jumper | 6 | 3 | |
| 10:33 | Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 3 | |
| 10:33 | Roy Hibbert defensive rebound | 6 | 3 | |
| 10:23 | Larry Nance Jr. makes jumper (Louis Williams assists) | 8 | 3 | |
| 10:22 | Nuggets Full timeout | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:51 | Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:48 | Louis Williams offensive rebound | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:25 | Kostas Papanikolaou misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:22 | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:00 | Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:49 | Gary Harris misses 5-foot two point shot | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:48 | Roy Hibbert defensive rebound | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:40 | Louis Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:37 | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Roy Hibbert shooting foul (Gary Harris draws the foul) | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Nuggets 20 Sec. timeout | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Gary Harris misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 11 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 4 | |
| 8:29 | Kostas Papanikolaou personal take foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 11 | 4 | |
| 8:29 | Will Barton enters the game for Gary Harris | 11 | 4 | |
| 8:14 | Louis Williams misses 5-foot two point shot | 11 | 4 | |
| 8:11 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 11 | 4 | |
| 7:54 | Kenneth Faried blocks Larry Nance Jr.'s shot | 11 | 4 | |
| 7:52 | Will Barton defensive rebound | 11 | 4 | |
| 7:43 | Will Barton makes 7-foot two point shot | 11 | 6 | |
| 7:26 | Larry Nance Jr. misses 21-foot jumper | 11 | 6 | |
| 7:26 | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 11 | 6 | |
| 7:18 | Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 11 | 9 | |
| 7:07 | Joffrey Lauvergne personal foul (Roy Hibbert draws the foul) | 11 | 9 | |
| 6:52 | Roy Hibbert makes 7-foot two point shot | 13 | 9 | |
| 6:41 | Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:41 | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:41 | Robert Sacre enters the game for Roy Hibbert | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:41 | Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1 | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:33 | Kobe Bryant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 17 | 13 | |
| 6:33 | Kostas Papanikolaou shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 17 | 13 | |
| 6:33 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 13 | |
| 6:20 | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Larry Nance Jr. | 17 | 13 | |
| 6:20 | Julius Randle enters the game for Jordan Clarkson | 17 | 13 | |
| 6:13 | Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:56 | D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:56 | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:48 | Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:37 | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:37 | Louis Williams misses technical free throw | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:37 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:37 | Nikola Jokic enters the game for Joffrey Lauvergne | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:26 | Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:24 | Will Barton defensive rebound | 17 | 16 | |
| 5:18 | Will Barton makes driving layup | 17 | 18 | |
| 5:18 | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Will Barton draws the foul) | 17 | 19 | |
| 5:18 | Randy Foye enters the game for Kostas Papanikolaou | 17 | 18 | |
| 5:18 | Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 19 | |
| 5:09 | Kobe Bryant misses 6-foot two point shot | 17 | 19 | |
| 5:05 | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 17 | 19 | |
| 4:58 | Robert Sacre shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 17 | 19 | |
| 4:58 | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 20 | |
| 4:58 | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 21 | |
| 4:33 | D'Angelo Russell misses 10-foot two point shot | 17 | 21 | |
| 4:33 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 17 | 21 | |
| 4:33 | Robert Sacre loose ball foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 17 | 21 | |
| 4:33 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 22 | |
| 4:33 | Brandon Bass enters the game for Robert Sacre | 17 | 22 | |
| 4:33 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 23 | |
| 4:16 | Kobe Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 23 | |
| 4:13 | Brandon Bass offensive rebound | 17 | 23 | |
| 4:09 | Brandon Bass makes dunk | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:51 | Jameer Nelson bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals) | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:45 | Will Barton shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:45 | Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:45 | Lakers offensive team rebound | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:45 | Darrell Arthur enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 19 | 23 | |
| 3:45 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 23 | |
| 3:28 | Will Barton misses 6-foot jumper | 20 | 23 | |
| 3:27 | Will Barton offensive rebound | 20 | 23 | |
| 3:21 | Will Barton makes 4-foot two point shot | 20 | 25 | |
| 3:12 | Julius Randle misses 19-foot jumper | 20 | 25 | |
| 3:11 | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound | 20 | 25 | |
| 3:04 | Kobe Bryant makes 10-foot jumper | 22 | 25 | |
| 2:56 | Randy Foye makes three point jumper | 22 | 28 | |
| 2:42 | Kobe Bryant misses 15-foot two point shot | 22 | 28 | |
| 2:40 | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 22 | 28 | |
| 2:27 | Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 28 | |
| 2:26 | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 22 | 28 | |
| 2:04 | Kobe Bryant makes 12-foot two point shot | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:51 | Jameer Nelson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:50 | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Randy Foye shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Lakers Full timeout | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Gary Harris enters the game for Jameer Nelson | 24 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 28 | |
| 1:43 | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 28 | |
| 1:30 | Will Barton makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26 | 30 | |
| 1:12 | Kobe Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper | 26 | 30 | |
| 1:10 | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 26 | 30 | |
| 1:06 | Will Barton makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists) | 26 | 32 | |
| 46.0 | Julius Randle misses layup | 26 | 32 | |
| 45.0 | Darrell Arthur defensive rebound | 26 | 32 | |
| 31.0 | Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot | 26 | 34 | |
| 8.0 | Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper | 26 | 34 | |
| 7.0 | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 26 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper | 26 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 26 | 34 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 34 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Ball Arena
9:00 PM, December 22, 2015
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,124
- Referees:
- John Goble
- Nick Buchert
- Scott Twardoski
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 7 | 2 | .778 | - | W5 |
| Golden State | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | L1 |
| Phoenix | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | W1 |
| Sacramento | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.5 | L3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 8 | 1 | .889 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | W2 |
| Portland | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Utah | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | L1 |

