Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Head-to-Head
Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time record 139-98 across 241 recorded meetings and 4 meetings without a final source score.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026LAL lead 139-98
DEN 5-5 over the latest 10
LAL won 127-125 on Mar 14, 2026
41 wins separate the teams
The average winning margin is 11.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | LAL | DEN | 127–125 | LAL |
| Mar 5, 2026 | DEN | LAL | 120–113 | DEN |
| Jan 20, 2026 | DEN | LAL | 107–115 | LAL |
| Mar 19, 2025 | LAL | DEN | 120–108 | LAL |
| Mar 14, 2025 | DEN | LAL | 131–126 | DEN |
| Feb 22, 2025 | DEN | LAL | 100–123 | LAL |
| Nov 23, 2024 | LAL | DEN | 102–127 | DEN |
| Apr 29, 2024 | DEN | LAL | 108–106 | DEN |
| Apr 27, 2024 | LAL | DEN | 119–108 | LAL |
| Apr 25, 2024 | LAL | DEN | 105–112 | DEN |
Matchup context
The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Los Angeles Lakers lead the complete decided record 139-98. The 11.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1976 to 2026
- 50 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 38
- 38 playoff meetings across 8 postseasons
All-Time Record
| Season ↓ | DEN ↕ | LAL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Matchup Insights
Questions about this record: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers
How is the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers meeting total counted?
The source contains 241 recorded meetings. 237 meetings have a winner; 4 meetings have no final source score and do not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 38 games: Denver Nuggets have 16 wins and Los Angeles Lakers have 22. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers results compare with the complete record?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Los Angeles Lakers lead the complete decided record 139-98. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.