Los Angeles Lakers (25-16, sixth in the Western Conference) against Denver Nuggets (29-14, third in the Western Conference)
Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hits the road against Denver to try to stop its three-game skid.
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The Nuggets are 18-7 against their Western Conference opponents. Denver ranks ninth in the league with 28.3 assists per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 11.0.
The Lakers are 18-11 against their Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks ninth in the Western Conference, allowing just 116.7 points while holding opponents to 48.7 percent shooting.
The Nuggets’ 14.0 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.4 more shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Lakers allow. The Lakers are shooting 49.6% from the field, which is 2.5% higher than the 47.1% of the Nuggets’ opponents this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Murray is averaging 25.9 points and 7.3 assists for the Nuggets. Peyton Watson is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.
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LeBron James scores 22.6 points per game and averages 5.9 rebounds for the Lakers. Luka Doncic is averaging 29.5 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 110.5 points, 36.9 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents average 113.8 points per game.
Lakers: 5-5, averaging 114.7 points, 41.7 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents average 115.0 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Cameron Johnson: out (knee), Tamar Bates: out (foot), Nikola Jokic: out (knee), Jonas Valanciunas: out (calf), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring), Christian Braun: out (ankle).
Lakers: Austin Reaves: out (calf), Adou Thiero: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
