Nuggets vs. Lakers: High-Altitude Showdown of NBA Titans!
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Nuggets
41W-19L
![Denver Nuggets](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/den.png)
March 02, 2024
09:30PM EST
Odds: 227.0 o/u
Lakers
33W-28L
![Los Angeles Lakers](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/lal.png)
![Los Angeles Lakers](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/lal.png)
Alright, sports junkies, buckle up because the NBA is serving us another juicy match-up tonight! The Denver Nuggets, boasting a solid 41W-19L record, are packing up their altitude advantage and heading to the glitzy Crypto.com Arena to face off against the Hollywood’s own, the 33W-28L Los Angeles Lakers. The ball starts bouncing at 09:30PM EST, so clear your schedule, grab your snacks, and get comfy. In the Wild Wild West, the Nuggets are just 1.0 game behind the conference leader, while the Lakers are trailing by 6.5 games. The bookies have set the over/under at 227.0, with the Nuggets line at 1.0, and the Lakers at -1.0. Both teams are riding high on recent victories; the Lakers just edged out WAS 134-131, and the Nuggets barely escaped the Heat with a 103-100 win. So, who’s ready for some high-stakes, high-altitude basketball action?
Game Breakdown
Game Time: March 02, 2024 09:30PM EST
Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Vegas Odds
Opening Odds: Denver Nuggets -105, Los Angeles Lakers -115; Over/Under: 229.5 points
Recent Odds: Denver Nuggets -105 0, Los Angeles Lakers -115 0; Over/Under: 227.0 points -2.5
Team Performance
![den Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/den.png)
51.2% Win Probability
![lal Team Logo](https://draftedge.com/wp-content/uploads/lal.png)
48.8% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
Date | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final | O/U | ATS | |
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02/08/24 | Denver Nuggets DEN | 29 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 114 | Under | ![]() |
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Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 23 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 106 | ||||
10/24/23 | Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 20 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 107 | Under | ![]() |
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Denver Nuggets DEN | 34 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 119 | ||||
01/09/23 | Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 23 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 109 | Over | ![]() |
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Denver Nuggets DEN | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 122 | ||||
12/16/22 | Denver Nuggets DEN | 32 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 108 | Over | ![]() |
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Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 126 | ||||
10/30/22 | Denver Nuggets DEN | 31 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 110 | Over | ![]() |
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Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 26 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 121 | ||||
10/26/22 | Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 22 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 99 | Under | ![]() |
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Denver Nuggets DEN | 26 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 110 | ||||
04/10/22 | Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 36 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 11 | 146 | Over | ![]() |
Denver Nuggets DEN | 33 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 141 | |||
04/03/22 | Denver Nuggets DEN | 24 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 129 | Over | ![]() |
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Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 28 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 118 | ||||
01/15/22 | Los Angeles Lakers LAL | 29 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 96 | Over | ![]() |
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Denver Nuggets DEN | 34 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 133 |
Starting Lineups
Denver Nuggets | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
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23.8 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 100% | 19.6 | |
Aaron Gordon
PF
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32.4 | 31.4 | 28.7 | 100% | 29.1 |
65.3 | 65.8 | 58.0 | 100% | 58.2 | |
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39.2 | 29.3 | 39.1 | 100% | 39.5 |
34.4 | 39.6 | 29.2 | 100% | 29.5 |
Los Angeles Lakers | Proj | L5 | L15 | S% | S/DFS |
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52.7 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 100% | 53.3 | |
23.2 | 23.1 | 20.5 | 53% | 22.1 | |
LeBron James
PF
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47.8 | 53.0 | 48.9 | 100% | 49.4 |
32.2 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 90% | 32.1 | |
35.3 | 38.0 | 35.0 | 80% | 38.3 |
Nuggets Notable Injuries
- Jamal Murray GTD (PG): Avg: 20.5pts, 3.6reb, 6.3ast, 31.1 minutes. Last game: 02/29/24. Impact: 5.7
- Braxton Key OUT (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.5ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 02/25/24. Impact: 0.5
Lakers Notable Injuries
Top Player Props
This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.
Stat | Over % | Opposing Defense/Game | ||||||||||
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Player | Team | Prop | Line | Proj | Diff | L5 | L10 | L15 | L30 | Opp | Stat | Rank |
Austin Reaves | LAL | Pts | 13.5 | 15.8 | +2.3 | 40% | 60% | 67% | 67% | DEN | -2.2 | #3 |
Rui Hachimura | LAL | Pts | 11.5 | 13.2 | +1.7 | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | DEN | -2.4 | #9 |
LeBron James | LAL | Reb | 6.5 | 6.7 | +0.2 | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | DEN | +1.5 | #28 |
D’Angelo Russell | LAL | Ast | 5.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 | 80% | 60% | 47% | 47% | DEN | -0.1 | #15 |
Nikola Jokic | DEN | Ast | 9.5 | 10.1 | +0.6 | 80% | 40% | 47% | 47% | LAL | +1.1 | #25 |
Nuggets Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
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C | #16 | #1 | #11 | #9 | -9.3% |
PF | #14 | #17 | #10 | #12 | -3.3% |
PG | #22 | #18 | #29 | #23 | 5.0% |
SF | #9 | #28 | #10 | #14 | -0.3% |
SG | #3 | #5 | #15 | #3 | -7.8% |
Lakers Defense vs
Position | Pts | Reb | Ast | Overall | vs NBA |
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C | #17 | #28 | #25 | #25 | 10.2% |
PF | #20 | #22 | #23 | #24 | 6.0% |
PG | #10 | #10 | #14 | #7 | -6.4% |
SF | #28 | #22 | #28 | #30 | 13.9% |
SG | #13 | #12 | #21 | #8 | -4.5% |
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Team Comparison
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Recent Trends
- LeBron James (SF/PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 70.4% to 32.8, 19.2 min average previous 3 games.
- Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games. The Nuggets have a 2-game winning streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 5-game winning streak. The Lakers have a 4-game winning streak at home. Overall, they are on a 2-game winning streak.
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