{"id":140001,"date":"2026-01-19T11:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/140001\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:57:08","slug":"los-angeles-faces-denver-on-3-game-road-skid-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/140001\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles faces Denver on 3-game road skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> (25-16, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets<\/a> (29-14, third in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hits the road against Denver looking to stop its three-game road skid.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets have gone 18-7 against Western Conference opponents. Denver ranks ninth in the league with 28.3 assists per game led by Nikola Jokic<\/a> averaging 11.0.<\/p>\n

The Lakers are 18-11 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles ranks ninth in the Western Conference giving up only 116.7 points while holding opponents to 48.7% shooting.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets’ 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Lakers allow. The Lakers are shooting 49.6% from the field, 2.5% higher than the 47.1% the Nuggets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Murray<\/a> is averaging 25.9 points and 7.3 assists for the Nuggets. Peyton Watson<\/a> is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LeBron James<\/a> is scoring 22.6 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Lakers. Luka Doncic<\/a> is averaging 29.5 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

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 have averaged 113.8 points per game.<\/p>\n

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 have averaged 115.0 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Nuggets: Cameron Johnson<\/a>: out (knee), Tamar Bates<\/a>: out (foot), Nikola Jokic: out (knee), Jonas Valanciunas<\/a>: out (calf), Aaron Gordon<\/a>: out (hamstring), Christian Braun<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Lakers: Austin Reaves<\/a>: out (calf), Adou Thiero<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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