Los Angeles Lakers1-0atDenver Nuggets0-0

Sat, Dec 19, 9:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COALT/KTVD/ALT+ · NBA TV · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+

48/ 100

Late Menu1st of 4 tonight

What the model saw — 48

National TV+8

Base + 4048

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

National: NBA TV
Local TV: DENALT/KTVD/ALT+LALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
Team streams: LALSpectrum SportsNet+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMLALESPN LA 710/980 KFWBSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: DENTravel tax: LAL4 in 6: LALNational TV

DEN has the rest edge with 48h between tipoffs, 23h more than LAL.
LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 699 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 3 of 3 on the road with 1,522 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Who's in, who's out

LAL

3 day-to-day

DTDAdou ThieroGKnee · targeting Oct 23
DTDCameron CarrGOblique — Strain · targeting Oct 23
DTDCollin SextonGCalf · targeting Oct 23

DEN

1 out

OutJulian StrawtherGKnee — Sprain · targeting Nov 29
DTDSpencer JonesFHamstring · targeting Oct 22

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	DEN
Record	1-0	0-0
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	25h	48h
Rest swing	-23h	+23h
Travel in	699 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 3	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	1,522 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B4 in 6	—
Fatigue Index	7	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. DEN's 1.

How each side got here699 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

699 mi

Minneapolis, MNDenver, CO

LAL came from Minneapolis, MN with 699 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN 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 3 of 3 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 1,522 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip1,522 mi

Segment miles2,221 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi