Nuggets vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown at the Crypto.com Arena as the Denver Nuggets, looking to climb the Western conference ladder, take on the high-flying Los Angeles Lakers in a primetime NBA Playoff clash! With the first round tipping towards blowouts, tonight’s matchup promises a tighter contest as both teams, fresh off narrow defeats, are hungry to bounce back and boost their standings. The stakes are sky-high with the scoreboard’s over/under teasing a high-scoring frenzy, and the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin between victory and defeat. As the clock ticks down to an 11:30 PM EST start, fans are gearing up for a night where the Nuggets aim to mine a victory, while the Lakers look to light up the score. So, as the ball gets rolling, let’s see if the Nuggets can dig deep or if the Lakers will continue to soar in this battle of wills and skill!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 23, 2024 11:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	DEN ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+155	-180	233.5	4.0/-4.0
Recent	+150	-175	234.5	4.5/-4.5
Difference	-5	+5	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

25W-19L

40.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

35W-14L

60.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/02/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	27	31	31	35	00	124	Over
03/02/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	33	23	25	00	114	Over
02/08/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	29	30	24	31	00	114	Under
02/08/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	26	30	27	00	106	Under
10/24/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	34	26	27	00	107	Under
10/24/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	34	29	24	32	00	119	Under
01/09/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	25	31	30	00	109	Under
01/09/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	29	33	32	28	00	122	Under
12/16/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	32	33	23	20	00	108	Under
12/16/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	31	29	33	00	126	Under
10/30/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	20	34	25	00	110	Under
10/30/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	29	38	28	00	121	Under
10/26/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	32	17	28	00	99	Under
10/26/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	26	28	32	24	00	110	Under
04/10/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	33	26	40	110	146	Over
04/10/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	33	36	39	27	60	141	Over
04/03/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	24	38	33	34	00	129	Over
04/03/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	33	33	24	00	118	Over
01/15/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	31	19	17	00	96	Under
01/15/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	34	39	29	31	00	133	Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/22	@ DAL	120-123L	42	33	13	90
11/19	vs MEM	122-110W	53	29	18	100
11/17	vs MEM	90-105L	39	23	14	84
11/15	vs NOP	94-101L	38	26	7	87
11/10	@ DAL	122-120W	45	35	10	89
11/08	@ MIA	135-122W	39	37	17	81
11/06	@ OKL	124-122W	55	34	18	89
11/01	vs MIN	116-119L	46	30	13	92
10/29	vs BRO	144-139W	43	31	5	89
10/28	vs TOR	127-125W	52	29	16	96

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85
11/06	vs MEM	114-131L	37	23	11	93
11/01	vs TOR	131-125W	43	29	10	88
10/30	vs CLE	110-134L	37	21	20	77

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Christian Braun SG	26.0	29.4	20.2	47%	28.5
Nikola Jokic C	67.0	73.0	64.3	100%	64.6
Jamal Murray PG	39.0	40.8	37.6	100%	37.8
Michael Porter Jr. SF	34.0	33.7	31.2	100%	31.6
Peyton Watson PF	22.0	26.8	14.5	23%	26.9

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	58.0	56.6	53.6	100%	54.0
LeBron James PF	54.0	52.5	50.5	100%	50.9
Dalton Knecht SF	22.0	33.8	19.1	36%	30.4
Austin Reaves PG	33.0	26.8	32.7	100%	33.1
Cam Reddish SG	9.0	12.7	8.9	43%	11.0

Nuggets Notable Injuries

DeAndre Jordan (C): Avg: 3.8pts, 4.0reb, 0.6ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.2
Vlatko Cancar (C): Avg: 2.2pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 1.1
Trey Alexander (PG/SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 0.1
PJ Hall (C): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 0.0

Lakers Notable Injuries

Jaxson Hayes (C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.1reb, 1.1ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/21/24. Impact: 1.0
Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.6reb, 0.4ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.3
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.2reb, 0.3ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.2
Armel Traore (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 11/16/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.1

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
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nikola Jokic	DEN	Pts	26.5	29.6	+3.1	60%	70%	60%	60%	LAL	+0.2	#16
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	24.5	26.5	+2.0	60%	60%	53%	53%	DEN	+2.9	#28
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	11.5	13.6	+2.1	80%	60%	60%	60%	DEN	-0.5	#6
Christian Braun	DEN	Reb	4.5	5.6	+1.1	60%	60%	60%	60%	LAL	-0.3	#8

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Nuggets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#22	#10	#17	1.2%
PF	#9	#6	#12	#11	-2.9%
PG	#3	#12	#5	#4	-12.6%
SF	#28	#30	#25	#30	13.2%
SG	#3	#11	#26	#7	-4.3%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#20	#30	#22	4.3%
PF	#26	#10	#16	#20	2.8%
PG	#9	#5	#21	#14	-1.3%
SF	#14	#28	#28	#22	4.5%
SG	#21	#8	#22	#22	2.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.3

119.8

Rebounds per Game

44.6

43.0

Assists per Game

30.2

27.9

Steals per Game

7.9

6.6

Blocks per Game

5.6

5.1

Shots per Game

89.4

87.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.4

12.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.3

56.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.3

38.7

Turnovers per Game

12.1

13.2

Fouls per Game

18.1

15.1

Recent Trends

Nikola Jokic (C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Nikola Jokic (C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 33.0 pts, 17.0 reb, 10.0 ast against DAL
Max Christie (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 117.7% to 23.8, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Jaxson Hayes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 53.6% to 23.9, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.
Dalton Knecht (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.5% to 38.3, 24.0 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.