The Los Angeles Lakers put the smackdown on the Denver Nuggets, 110 to 85, on April 2, 1997.

1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

DEN

Nuggets

20-53

85

LAL

Lakers

50-23

110

Team

1

26

21

2

16

26

3

18

34

4

25

29

Total

85

110

Team Stats

Player Stats

Nuggets

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

35-90

44-92

Field Goal %

38.9

47.8

3PT Made - Attempted

8-25

10-21

3PT %

32.0

47.6

FT Made - Attempted

7-18

12-13

Free Throw %

38.9

92.3

Rebounds

49

52

Offensive Rebounds

17

11

Defensive Rebounds

32

41

Assists

26

32

Steals

7

12

Blocks

7

8

Turnovers

17

9

Personal Fouls

18

17

Nuggets

Lakers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
LaPhonso Ellis	44	17	9	5	2	1	7-24	2-6	1-7	3	2	-24	4	5	29.2	33.3	14.3
Antonio McDyess	38	21	5	0	1	1	9-18	0-0	3-6	4	2	-19	3	2	50.0		50.0
Dale Ellis	33	11	4	2	1	0	5-10	1-4	0-0	3	1	-22	2	2	50.0	25.0
Anthony Goldwire	24	3	3	6	1	0	1-7	1-4	0-0	0	2	+1	1	2	14.3	25.0
Ervin Johnson	19	6	11	1	0	4	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	+2	3	8	75.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kenny Smith	24	10	2	3	0	0	3-6	3-5	1-1	3	1	-26	0	2	50.0	60.0	100.0
Brooks Thompson	23	3	4	5	1	0	1-6	1-4	0-0	2	3	-18	0	4	16.7	25.0
Tom Hammonds	19	10	9	2	1	1	4-7	0-0	2-3	1	3	-14	4	5	57.1		66.7
Jerome Allen	12	4	1	2	0	0	2-7	0-2	0-1	0	0	-4	0	1	28.6	0.0	0.0
George Zidek	4	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Nick Van Exel	38	18	3	12	1	0	7-16	2-5	2-2	1	0	+23	0	3	43.8	40.0	100.0
Corie Blount	38	15	13	2	0	0	7-12	0-1	1-1	1	5	+30	1	12	58.3	0.0	100.0
Eddie Jones	32	27	4	6	4	0	9-14	3-5	6-6	1	1	+29	0	4	64.3	60.0	100.0
Sean Rooks	28	14	5	1	0	2	7-10	0-0	0-0	1	1	+3	2	3	70.0
Jerome Kersey	26	3	9	2	1	3	1-7	0-0	1-2	2	3	-12	2	7	14.3		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
George McCloud	24	16	3	2	1	0	6-10	4-7	0-0	0	1	+25	0	3	60.0	57.1
Robert Horry	20	7	8	0	4	2	3-9	1-2	0-0	1	3	+22	3	5	33.3	50.0
Kobe Bryant	16	6	3	3	1	0	2-6	0-0	2-2	1	1	+10	1	2	33.3		100.0
Derek Fisher	10	4	2	3	0	0	2-7	0-1	0-0	0	1	+2	1	1	28.6	0.0
Byron Scott	8	0	2	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	-7	1	1	0.0

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More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.0

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.0

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

10.0

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/25	DEN	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 5/2	DEN	@	LAL	1:00 PM
Sat 5/4	LAL	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

DEN

2-0

101

Final

99

LAL

0-2

Mon 22 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

14.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Cavaliers

89.7

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

108.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Celtics

5.5

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Magic

0-2

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

45-38-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101
Mon 4/22	PHX	@	MIN	93-105
Mon 4/22	DAL	@	LAC	96-93
Mon 4/22	IND	@	MIL	125-108

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/25	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/25	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Thu 4/25	DEN	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM