Game completed

Los Angeles Lakers26-16115 winneratDenver Nuggets29-15107

Tue, Jan 20, 10:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COPeacock · NBC · Altitude · Spectrum SportsNet

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAL	28	29	29	29	115
DEN	37	34	17	19	107

Los Angeles Lakers

115

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LeBron JamesSF	34	19	9	8	0	0	6	8-15	1-1	2-6	+13
Jake LaRaviaPF	27	7	1	2	0	0	3	3-5	0-2	1-1	+4
Deandre AytonC	15	4	8	0	0	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	-1
Marcus SmartSG	31	15	2	1	0	0	0	4-9	3-6	4-5	+6
Luka DončićPG	36	38	13	10	2	0	3	12-21	3-9	11-12	-2
Gabe Vincent	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	2-3	+3
Jaxson Hayes	23	9	5	0	0	2	0	4-5	0-0	1-4	+16
Rui Hachimura	28	9	6	1	1	0	0	4-13	1-3	0-0	-2
Jarred Vanderbilt	18	0	4	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-2
Drew Timme	11	9	3	0	0	0	0	4-6	1-1	0-1	+5
Team		115	63	24	3	2	12	42-83	10-25	21-32

DNP: Kobe Bufkin, Bronny James, Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht, Chris Mañon, Austin Reaves (injury), Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero (injury)

Denver Nuggets

107

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Spencer JonesSF	37	16	5	0	1	1	1	6-9	4-7	0-0	+6
Peyton WatsonPF	38	18	5	3	3	1	3	7-17	4-8	0-0	-6
Aaron GordonC	32	18	4	5	0	0	0	6-9	2-4	4-8	-8
Jalen PickettSG	26	7	6	4	1	0	0	3-9	1-2	0-0	-4
Jamal MurrayPG	36	28	2	11	0	0	1	10-21	4-8	4-4	-3
Tim Hardaway Jr.	31	10	2	2	1	3	0	2-12	0-8	6-7	0
Zeke Nnaji	19	6	3	0	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	-4
Bruce Brown	22	4	4	2	0	0	0	2-6	0-0	0-0	-21
Team		107	42	27	6	7	5	39-87	15-37	14-19

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (injury), Christian Braun (injury), Cameron Johnson (injury), Nikola Jokić (injury), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Jonas Valančiūnas (injury)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 16
Biggest lead · LAL: 12
Times tied: 4
Lead changes: 1
Longest run · LAL: 16

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: LAL4 in 6: LALNational TV

LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 831 mi from its previous stop.
LAL is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 1 of 8 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	DEN
Record	26-16	29-15
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	48.5h	50h
Rest swing	-1.5h	+1.5h
Travel in	831 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 8	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	4 in 6	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	6	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. DEN's 2.

How each side got here831 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

831 mi

Los Angeles, CADenver, CO

LAL came from Los Angeles, CA with 831 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Denver, CO

DEN

0 mi

Denver, CONo travel

DEN stayed in Denver, CO between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 8 vs homestand 3 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 1 of 8 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 8

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles4,539 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

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Local TV: DENAltitudeLALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
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Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMLALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBSiriusXM

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