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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers — 2026-10-16 NBA Game Analysis

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Denver Nuggets 121, Los Angeles Lakers 106. Final.

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Denver NuggetsDEN121
Los Angeles LakersLAL106
  1. 1st 11:382LALZiaire Williams makes driving layup (Matisse Thybulle assists)0–2
  2. 1st 11:012DENChristian Braun makes running layup2–2
  3. 1st 10:082DENJamal Murray makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot4–2
  4. 1st 9:472LALWalker Kessler makes 1-foot reverse layup (Austin Reaves assists)4–4
  5. 1st 9:362DENTrevon Brazile makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)6–4
  6. 1st 9:111DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 27–4
  7. 1st 9:111DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 28–4
  8. 1st 8:343DENCameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)11–4
  9. 1st 8:242LALZiaire Williams makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Walker Kessler assists)11–6
  10. 1st 8:102LALAustin Reaves makes running dunk11–8
  11. 1st 7:532DENJamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot13–8
  12. 1st 7:242DENTrevon Brazile makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)15–8
  13. 1st 7:002DENTrevon Brazile makes running layup17–8
  14. 1st 5:362LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes 1-foot running dunk (Luka Doncic assists)17–10
  15. 1st 5:223DENNikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)20–10
  16. 1st 4:572DENNikola Jokic makes 5-foot floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)22–10
  17. 1st 4:272DENChristian Braun makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)24–10
  18. 1st 4:142LALAustin Reaves makes 16-foot pullup jump shot24–12
  19. 1st 3:463LALLuka Doncic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)24–15
  20. 1st 3:222DENJamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot26–15
  21. 1st 3:102LALAustin Reaves makes 19-foot step back jumpshot26–17
  22. 1st 2:292DENDeMar DeRozan makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)28–17
  23. 1st 2:291DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 129–17
  24. 1st 2:003DENNikola Jokic makes 28-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)32–17
  25. 1st 1:182DENNikola Jokic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)34–17
  26. 1st 1:072LALJaden Hardy makes 8-foot fade away jump shot34–19
  27. 1st 42.41DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 235–19
  28. 1st 42.41DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 236–19
  29. 1st 24.03LALJaden Hardy makes 27-foot three pointer36–22
  30. 2nd 11:423LALMatisse Thybulle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Walker Kessler assists)36–25
  31. 2nd 11:162DENAlpha Diallo makes driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)38–25
  32. 2nd 10:522DENDeMar DeRozan makes 15-foot pullup jump shot40–25
  33. 2nd 8:571LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 240–26
  34. 2nd 8:422DENCameron Johnson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)42–25
  35. 2nd 8:271LALWalker Kessler makes free throw 1 of 242–26
  36. 2nd 8:271LALWalker Kessler makes free throw 2 of 242–27
  37. 2nd 8:152DENCameron Johnson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Alpha Diallo assists)44–27
  38. 2nd 7:583LALJake LaRavia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)44–30
  39. 2nd 7:231LALLuka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 244–31
  40. 2nd 6:593LALZiaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Matisse Thybulle assists)44–34
  41. 2nd 6:451DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 245–34
  42. 2nd 6:022DENNikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)47–35
  43. 2nd 5:301LALZiaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 247–36
  44. 2nd 5:301LALZiaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 247–37
  45. 2nd 4:513LALZiaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)47–40
  46. 2nd 4:372LALLuka Doncic makes driving layup (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)47–42
  47. 2nd 4:371LALLuka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 147–43
  48. 2nd 4:252DENJamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)49–43
  49. 2nd 4:251DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 150–43
  50. 2nd 3:413LALLuka Doncic makes 23-foot three point shot (Quentin Grimes assists)50–46
  51. 2nd 2:342LALZiaire Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)50–48
  52. 2nd 2:093DENChristian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)53–48
  53. 2nd 1:481LALLuka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 253–49
  54. 2nd 1:481LALLuka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 253–50
  55. 2nd 1:373DENChristian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)56–50
  56. 2nd 1:081DENChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 257–50
  57. 2nd 1:081DENChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 258–50
  58. 2nd 1:053LALLuka Doncic makes 32-foot three pointer58–53
  59. 2nd 48.03DENNikola Jokic makes 24-foot three pointer61–53
  60. 2nd 25.01LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes free throw 1 of 261–54
  61. 2nd 25.01LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes free throw 2 of 261–55
  62. 2nd 12.01DENChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 262–55
  63. 3rd 11:323DENCameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevon Brazile assists)65–55
  64. 3rd 11:133LALQuentin Grimes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matisse Thybulle assists)65–58
  65. 3rd 10:291LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 265–59
  66. 3rd 10:182DENJamal Murray makes two point shot67–59
  67. 3rd 9:331LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 267–60
  68. 3rd 9:331LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 267–61
  69. 3rd 8:072DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Trevon Brazile assists)69–61
  70. 3rd 7:282DENJamal Murray makes driving layup71–61
  71. 3rd 6:462DENCameron Johnson makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)73–61
  72. 3rd 6:292LALMatisse Thybulle makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)73–63
  73. 3rd 6:151LALAustin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 1 of 273–64
  74. 3rd 6:151LALAustin Reaves makes free throw flagrant 2 of 273–65
  75. 3rd 6:073LALAustin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)73–68
  76. 3rd 5:442DENJamal Murray makes 18-foot pullup jump shot75–68
  77. 3rd 4:583DENTrevon Brazile makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)78–68
  78. 3rd 4:382LALWalker Kessler makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)78–70
  79. 3rd 4:272DENDeMar DeRozan makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot80–70
  80. 3rd 3:543DENTrevon Brazile makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)83–70
  81. 3rd 3:342LALAustin Reaves makes 14-foot pullup jump shot83–72
  82. 3rd 3:182DENChristian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)85–72
  83. 3rd 3:181DENChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 186–72
  84. 3rd 3:013LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)86–75
  85. 3rd 2:093LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Bronny James assists)86–78
  86. 3rd 1:472DENJamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)88–78
  87. 3rd 1:142LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes running dunk (Quentin Grimes assists)88–80
  88. 3rd 29.63LALQuentin Grimes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)88–83
  89. 4th 11:233LALSandro Mamukelashvili makes 22-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)88–86
  90. 4th 11:082DENMarvin Bagley III makes dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists)90–86
  91. 4th 10:312DENDeMar DeRozan makes 12-foot jumper (Tyus Jones assists)92–86
  92. 4th 10:141LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 292–87
  93. 4th 10:141LALAustin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 292–88
  94. 4th 10:012DENDeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot94–88
  95. 4th 9:483LALQuentin Grimes makes 25-foot three pointer94–91
  96. 4th 9:292DENBryce Hopkins makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)96–91
  97. 4th 9:041DENBryce Hopkins makes free throw 2 of 297–91
  98. 4th 8:333DENMarvin Bagley III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)100–91
  99. 4th 7:592DENMarvin Bagley III makes tip shot102–91
  100. 4th 7:482LALQuentin Grimes makes 1-foot layup (Walker Kessler assists)102–93
  101. 4th 7:252DENDeMar DeRozan makes dunk (Tyus Jones assists)104–93
  102. 4th 7:082LALJaden Hardy makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot104–95
  103. 4th 6:482DENMarvin Bagley III makes 9-foot floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists)106–95
  104. 4th 5:582LALMatisse Thybulle makes layup (Walker Kessler assists)106–97
  105. 4th 4:533LALJaden Hardy makes 25-foot three pointer (Chris Manon assists)106–100
  106. 4th 3:542LALChris Manon makes layup (Dalton Knecht assists)106–102
  107. 4th 3:373DENAlpha Diallo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)109–102
  108. 4th 3:203LALJaden Hardy makes 26-foot three pointer (Chris Manon assists)109–105
  109. 4th 3:082DENBryce Hopkins makes driving dunk (Tyus Jones assists)111–105
  110. 4th 2:161DENCam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 2112–105
  111. 4th 2:161DENCam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2113–105
  112. 4th 1:392DENMarvin Bagley III makes driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)115–105
  113. 4th 1:111DENAlpha Diallo makes free throw 1 of 2116–105
  114. 4th 1:111DENAlpha Diallo makes free throw 2 of 2117–105
  115. 4th 59.71DENAlpha Diallo makes free throw 1 of 2118–105
  116. 4th 59.71DENAlpha Diallo makes free throw 2 of 2119–105
  117. 4th 28.02DENMarvin Bagley III makes tip shot121–105
  118. 4th 23.21LALChris Manon makes free throw 2 of 2121–106

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Denver Nuggets 36, 26, 26, 33; Los Angeles Lakers 22, 33, 28, 23.

Jamal Murray 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists. Nikola Jokic 17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists. Christian Braun 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists

Austin Reaves 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. Sandro Mamukelashvili 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists. Luka Doncic 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers — NBA Game Analysis

Denver Nuggets defeated Los Angeles Lakers 121–106, a 15-point margin. Denver Nuggets shot 58% from the field, compared with 43% from the field for Los Angeles Lakers. Denver Nuggets shot 41% from three-point range, compared with 40% from three-point range for Los Angeles Lakers. Denver Nuggets led the rebounding count, 45 to 39. Denver Nuggets led in points in the paint, 56 to 30.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatDenver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
FG46-7935-82
Field Goal %5843
3PT11-2717-43
Three Point %4140
FT18-2519-25
Free Throw %7276
Rebounds4539
Offensive Rebounds811
Defensive Rebounds3728
Assists3226
Steals125
Blocks64
Turnovers1414
Total Turnovers1414
Fast Break Points118
Points in Paint5630

Leaders

  • PointsAustin Reaves · LAL · 19
  • AssistsSandro Mamukelashvili · LAL · 4
  • ReboundsSandro Mamukelashvili · LAL · 8
  • PointsJamal Murray · DEN · 21
  • AssistsNikola Jokic · DEN · 8
  • ReboundsMarvin Bagley III · DEN · 8

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