Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction & Picks - NBA

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Denver Nuggets
2/22/25 20:30
Los Angeles Lakers

Prediction:

 

Nuggets -6.5

 

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 by Carlos Zabala in NBA Picks

Lebron James had another display of dominance and hierarchy with these renewed Lakers. After not being present at the All-Star game due to discomfort in his foot, he did so in Portland against the Blazers on another magical night of 40 points, including 8 in a row at a key moment in the last quarter.

The expectation about what this Lakers team can become is great, but without including without any kind of restriction Doncic, who ended up not being there for the game against the Blazers due to continuing to recover from his Calf injury, the incorporation of the Slovenian and the influence that this will have on the bets for the Lakers and the entire NBA are still unknown.

For now, the Lakers remain sixth in the bettors as the favorite to win the NBA ring and will face the fifth, the Nuggets in Denver on Saturday, in spectacular form.

With all the success Malone had with the Nuggets, he could reach another milestone by beating the Lakers on Saturday: winning 10 games in a row for the first time while coaching the Nuggets. That's now 9 games in a row for Jokic's team, with, as always, the Serbian leading his team in the last one against the Hornets with 29 points and 17 rebounds.

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Form

Table

Teams % P W L Series
6 Los Angeles Lakers
0.61 82 50 32
6 Denver Nuggets
0.61 82 50 32 3

Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers Latest Matches

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets Latest matches
W W W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Feb 20, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
129 :  115
Charlotte Hornets

Feb 12, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
132 :  121
Portland Trail Blazers

Feb 10, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
146 :  117
Portland Trail Blazers

Feb 8, 2025 - NBA

Phoenix Suns
105 :  122
Denver Nuggets

Feb 6, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
112 :  90
Orlando Magic

Feb 5, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
144 :  119
New Orleans Pelicans
W W W W W W
Victories

6/6 (100%)

Defeats

0/6 (0%)

Feb 20, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
129 :  115
Charlotte Hornets

Feb 12, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
132 :  121
Portland Trail Blazers

Feb 10, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
146 :  117
Portland Trail Blazers

Feb 6, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
112 :  90
Orlando Magic

Feb 5, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
144 :  119
New Orleans Pelicans

Feb 3, 2025 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
125 :  113
New Orleans Pelicans
L L L W W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Feb 8, 2025 - NBA

Phoenix Suns
105 :  122
Denver Nuggets

Feb 1, 2025 - NBA

Charlotte Hornets
104 :  107
Denver Nuggets

Jan 31, 2025 - NBA

Philadelphia 76ers
134 :  137
Denver Nuggets

Jan 29, 2025 - NBA

New York Knicks
122 :  112
Denver Nuggets

Jan 27, 2025 - NBA

Chicago Bulls
129 :  121
Denver Nuggets

Jan 25, 2025 - NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves
133 :  104
Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers Latest matches
W W W L L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Feb 20, 2025 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
102 :  110
Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 19, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
97 :  100
Charlotte Hornets

Feb 12, 2025 - NBA

Utah Jazz
131 :  119
Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 10, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
132 :  113
Utah Jazz

Feb 8, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
124 :  117
Indiana Pacers

Feb 6, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
120 :  112
Golden State Warriors
W W W W W L
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Feb 19, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
97 :  100
Charlotte Hornets

Feb 10, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
132 :  113
Utah Jazz

Feb 8, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
124 :  117
Indiana Pacers

Feb 6, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
120 :  112
Golden State Warriors

Jan 23, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
117 :  96
Boston Celtics

Jan 21, 2025 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
111 :  88
Washington Wizards
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Feb 20, 2025 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
102 :  110
Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 12, 2025 - NBA

Utah Jazz
131 :  119
Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 4, 2025 - NBA

LA Clippers
97 :  122
Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 1, 2025 - NBA

New York Knicks
112 :  128
Los Angeles Lakers

Jan 30, 2025 - NBA

Washington Wizards
96 :  134
Los Angeles Lakers

Jan 28, 2025 - NBA

Philadelphia 76ers
118 :  104
Los Angeles Lakers

Denver Nuggets against Los Angeles Lakers : Head to Head (H2H)

Denver Nuggets

83 %

Los Angeles Lakers

17 %

Nov 23, 2024 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
102 :  127
Denver Nuggets

Apr 29, 2024 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
108 :  106
Los Angeles Lakers

Apr 27, 2024 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
119 :  108
Denver Nuggets

Apr 25, 2024 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
105 :  112
Denver Nuggets

Apr 22, 2024 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
101 :  99
Los Angeles Lakers

Apr 20, 2024 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
114 :  103
Los Angeles Lakers

Players list

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
N. Jokic

C. Braun

J. Murray

M. Porter Jr.

A. Gordon

Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
J. Hayes L. Doncic

A. Reaves

L. James

R. Hachimura

Substitutes

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
Z. Nnaji D. Jordan

R. Westbrook

J. Pickett

J. Strawther

H. Tyson

S. Jones

P. Hall

D. Saric

Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
T. Jemison C. Reddish A. Len

S. Milton

G. Vincent

J. Goodwin

D. Knecht

J. Vanderbilt

M. Morris

D. Finney-Smith

Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers Key Points

  1. Nuggets drew 21 personal fouls from the Hornets in last game
  2. Nuggets 1st in NBA in FG% with 50.9
  3. Nuggets failed to cover the spread in 7 of their last 10 games
  4. Nuggets 1st in NBA in Assist% with 21.6

Our Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction

With Le Bron's superb performance against the Blazers, it's likely that he'll play on Saturday even with the discomfort in his foot against the Nuggets. It's also likely that Doncic will see minutes in the main game. The Nuggets are also getting some pieces back, like Murray, who is likely to play despite his recent knee problems. It will be a tough test for the Lakers to face the Nuggets in Denver, Malone's team has beaten them in nine of the last 10 games and the oddsmakers are not optimistic that a Donic recovering from injury and getting used to his new team can reverse that trend. Our prediction for Lakers vs Nuggets is: Nuggets -6.5.

Prediction:

 

Nuggets -6.5

 

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