Yet Saturday, even if it was like the previous 11 meetings with the Denver Nuggets, was always going to be different. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers might make a coaching change.

That's how you start a playoff run. The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 114-103, on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round series. Denver has now defeated Los Angeles nine ...

For two calendar years, the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't do anything against the Denver Nuggets. But in 2025, the Lakers are different, and so is the rivalry with Denver. Luka Doncic scored 31 ...

In Game 1 of the 2023 Western Conference finals, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 132-126, but the discussions after the game irked Denver head coach Michael Malone. Los Angeles decided to put Rui ...

The Denver Nuggets (44-25) and Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) will meet in a contest ... In their last game, it was the former, as the Nuggets defeated the red-hot Golden State Warriors 114-105 ...

New coaching staff. Similar roster and personnel. And for the Lakers, a very familiar result in another matchup against the Denver Nuggets, a 127-102 loss on Saturday night. There was ...

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 127-102. Nuggets Top Performers Nikola Jokić – 34 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 3PM Michael Porter Jr. – 24 points, 11 rebounds ...

Austin Reaves added 22 points for the Lakers, who were without the injured LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. The Nuggets ... Kings - their third straight defeat. DeMar DeRozan added 27 points ...

The Lakers, as of Friday morning ... 10 games and is currently on a nine-game win streak. Most recently, the Nuggets defeated the Charlotte Hornets 129-115 thanks to 29 points, 17 rebounds ...

Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to his basket with ... In their last game, it was the former, as the Nuggets defeated the red-hot Golden State Warriors 114-105 on the road ...