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NBA : ATS Matchup
Sunday 11/23/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
DENVER
 
LA LAKERS
-2  

+2  
-125

+105

221
 
101
Final
94

DENVER (5 - 7) at LA LAKERS (3 - 10)
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Sunday, 11/23/2014 9:35 PM
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509DENVER-1-2
510LA LAKERS218.5219.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games5-7-0.44-75-4103.249.644.1%52.3105.756.545.5%53.7
Road Games2-4+1.72-42-3101.249.844.2%52.3107.057.847.1%53.0
Last 5 Games4-1+7.93-11-3106.253.847.6%50.298.051.644.4%50.8
DENVER Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)103.249.638-8544.1%9-2634.1%19-2575.2%521221257135
vs opponents surrendering98.249.236-8244.3%7-2233.5%18-2477.2%501121227125
Team Stats (Road Games)101.249.837-8444.2%9-2634.8%17-2471.4%521120257145
Stats Against (All Games)105.756.537-8245.5%8-2237.2%22-2976.0%541021226135
vs opponents averaging98.450.136-8244.2%7-2135.4%19-2476.8%531120226145
Stats Against (Road Games)107.057.839-8247.1%9-2339.7%20-2873.1%531020217136

LA LAKERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games3-10-16-69-4102.650.744.6%49.4112.557.849.6%52.2
Home Games1-5-3.82-33-3101.546.542.4%51.5109.859.045.8%56.0
Last 5 Games2-3+3.82-33-2102.653.044.6%52.2114.058.449.4%50.2
LA LAKERS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.650.738-8644.6%5-1630.8%21-2875.1%491320237124
vs opponents surrendering97.648.536-8243.8%7-2232.6%18-2476.4%511121218154
Team Stats (Home Games)101.546.536-8442.4%4-1529.7%26-3475.5%511320267114
Stats Against (All Games)112.557.840-8049.6%11-2541.8%22-2877.3%521025236134
vs opponents averaging102.452.438-8246.0%9-2536.0%18-2477.1%511022228145
Stats Against (Home Games)109.859.037-8045.8%9-2439.3%27-3478.6%561025256133
Average power rating of opponents played: DENVER 95.6,  LA LAKERS 98.9
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/29/2014DETROIT89-79W-6.5W205.5U30-8535.3%651531-8436.9%5915
11/1/2014@ OKLAHOMA CITY91-102L-4.5L193P35-8043.7%491737-8046.2%5413
11/3/2014SACRAMENTO105-110L-6.5L201.5O36-9338.7%541534-8142.0%6215
11/5/2014@ SACRAMENTO109-131L3.5L206O37-8245.1%421442-7655.3%5313
11/7/2014CLEVELAND101-110L6.5L211P40-8547.1%491340-8447.6%548
11/9/2014@ PORTLAND100-116L9L207.5O36-9139.6%651545-10045.0%5610
11/12/2014PORTLAND113-130L-3L208.5O39-9043.3%531245-8851.1%5214
11/14/2014@ INDIANA108-87W2.5W201U43-8749.4%60834-8440.5%5613
11/16/2014@ NEW YORK93-109L2L203.5U32-8239.0%511741-7653.9%5015
11/17/2014@ CLEVELAND106-97W12W219U41-8548.2%471534-7943.0%4915
11/19/2014OKLAHOMA CITY107-100W-7T199O40-8248.8%47836-7945.6%5010
11/21/2014NEW ORLEANS117-97W2.5W214P43-8252.4%461031-7839.7%4912
11/23/2014@ LA LAKERS              
11/25/2014CHICAGO              
11/26/2014@ PHOENIX              
11/28/2014PHOENIX              
12/1/2014@ UTAH              
12/2/2014PORTLAND              
12/5/2014@ WASHINGTON              
12/7/2014@ ATLANTA              
12/8/2014@ TORONTO              

LA LAKERS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/28/2014HOUSTON90-108L7L207U28-7935.4%531131-7342.5%6413
10/29/2014@ PHOENIX99-119L12L208.5O37-8643.0%471345-8254.9%4814
10/31/2014LA CLIPPERS111-118L11.5W210O42-8251.2%461434-7147.9%4514
11/1/2014@ GOLDEN STATE104-127L14L210.5O41-8846.6%442246-8355.4%5120
11/4/2014PHOENIX106-112L6T213O35-8839.8%571241-9145.1%6413
11/9/2014CHARLOTTE107-92W2.5W202U42-8251.2%431135-7944.3%5411
11/11/2014@ MEMPHIS102-107L10W197O41-8747.1%441341-7852.6%4813
11/12/2014@ NEW ORLEANS102-109L11W210O35-8441.7%47945-8254.9%5313
11/14/2014SAN ANTONIO80-93L8L205U28-7537.3%541333-8041.2%5210
11/16/2014GOLDEN STATE115-136L8L212.5O39-9939.4%56746-8653.5%5716
11/18/2014@ ATLANTA114-109W8.5W211.5O47-8754.0%511141-8548.2%4610
11/19/2014@ HOUSTON98-92W10W210.5U37-9140.7%611330-7440.5%4717
11/21/2014@ DALLAS106-140L11L214.5O44-8551.8%391051-8262.2%499
11/23/2014DENVER              
11/26/2014MEMPHIS              
11/28/2014MINNESOTA              
11/30/2014TORONTO              
12/2/2014@ DETROIT              
12/3/2014@ WASHINGTON              
12/5/2014@ BOSTON              
12/7/2014NEW ORLEANS              
12/9/2014SACRAMENTO              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON is the facilitator in Denver's up-tempo offense. Durability is a concern, as he missed 15-plus games for the third time in five career seasons during the 2013-14 campaign . . . ARRON AFFLALO is what the Nuggets need. He'll be a No. 3 scorer and, more importantly, gives them a big defensive upgrade . . . Denver can't afford to play RANDY FOYE so many minutes. He's a serviceable reserve, but they won't win games if he's playing 30-plus minutes . . . The Afflalo acquisition blocks him, but GARY HARRIS is tough-nosed on defense and a solid deep threat . . . NATE ROBINSON might unseat Foye for the sixth-man role by midseason, but first he'll have to work his way back from a torn ACL . . . Combo guard ERICK GREEN will pick up garbage-time minutes. FORWARDS: KENNETH FARIED is one of the few bright spots in Denver. He can't generate his own offense, but he's effective filling lanes and picking up garbage points in this system . . . If he's ever 100 percent healthy again, DANILO GALLINARI will be the go-to scorer on this team. But he's a question mark after missing all of last season with a torn ACL . . . WILSON CHANDLER won't be relied on as heavily this season, but he's going to get major minutes as a floor spacer who can play the 2-guard or either forward spot . . . Stretch-4 DARRELL ARTHUR is a solid rotation guy when he's shooting well, but he was laying bricks last season . . . QUINCY MILLER has intriguing athleticism, but remains a raw project . . . Even if he wasn't coming off a torn ACL, J.J. HICKSON would not make this rotation. CENTERS: TIMOFEY MOZGOV may have grabbed the lead in this center-by-committee group with his strong finish to last season . . . A stress fracture cost JaVALE McGEE his chance to secure a full-time role last season. The tantalizing, but consistently disappointing, big man should make the rotation, but has an uphill battle to earn minutes . . . JUSUF NURKIC is a high-upside project as a 7-footer with a legit NBA offensive skill set.
LA LAKERS: GUARDS: At 36 and coming off multiple injuries, it seems unlikely that vintage KOBE BRYANT will ever return. Still, he'll get to the line enough to be among the league's scoring leaders . . . JEREMY LIN will start and be useful when his streaky shot gets hot . . . NICK YOUNG demanded the Lakers re-sign him, and what Swaggy P wants, Swaggy P gets (after L.A. struck out on every free agent). He'll miss the first couple weeks of the season as he recovers from thumb surgery . . . XAVIER HENRY will try to establish himself as a deep threat off the bench . . . JORDAN CLARKSON is the kind of big guard they've paired with Bryant over the years. He could be a year or two away from contributing . . . STEVE NASH is out for the season with a back injury. He's likely played his last game as a member of the Lakers. FORWARDS: You know it's been a rough offseason when CARLOS BOOZER, who no contending team wanted, is your prize. He's still a zero at the defensive end, but Boozer can shoot from mid-range and could see more minutes in a thin L.A. frontcourt . . . WESLEY JOHNSON gives them a spot-up shooter on the wing who brings some defensive versatility . . . They'll probably pair Boozer and teenager JULIUS RANDLE together often. The rookie has drawn comparisons to Zach Randolph . . . RYAN KELLY is a serviceable stretch-4 for the second unit. CENTERS: JORDAN HILL will see time at the 4 and 5 spots. His per-minute rates are strong, but his stamina is not . . . C'mon, who doesn't like ED DAVIS? . . . The Lakers will likely use Boozer, Hill and Davis as undersized centers, because entering the year they only have lead-footed ROBERT SACRE as a true 5. He's not a candidate to play more than 20 minutes per night.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (DENVER-LA LAKERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Nuggets-Lakers Preview* ========================

By MATT BECKER STATS Editor

Denver (5-7) at Los Angeles (3-10), 9:30 p.m. EDT

Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott has admitted that when he's talking to his players about defense, it feels like his instructions are falling on deaf ears.

That doesn't bode well for Scott's team in Sunday night's matchup against a Denver Nuggets club that is not only beginning to find its stride offensively but also has a history of torching the Lakers.

Los Angeles (3-10) opened a three-game trip with wins over Atlanta and Houston before completely unraveling on the defensive end against Dallas on Friday. The Lakers allowed the Mavericks to shoot an opponent season-high 62.2 percent and go 18 of 35 from 3-point range in a 140-106 loss.

"Maybe in that locker room, guys are satisfied with the last two wins and just took this one for granted and just started to look forward to going home," Scott said. "You can't do that if you want to be competitive in this league."

The Lakers, however, haven't been particularly competitive having already lost four times by at least 20 points. A defense that is allowing a league-worst 112.5 points is mostly to blame.

"Sometimes I do feel like I'm talking to myself when I'm talking about the defensive end of the floor and just trying to stress how important it is to our guys each and every night," Scott told the Lakers' official website. "Because there's nights, obviously Atlanta and Houston, when we do things that we talk about. And then there's nights like Dallas when we just don't."

Tightening up defensively is all the more imperative with Kobe Bryant still lacking his shooting touch.

Bryant missed his first eight shots Friday and was 6 of 22 for 17 points - his worst shooting performance when taking at least 22 shots since New Year's Day 2012, when he shot 6 of 28 in a 99-90 loss in Denver. He is on pace for 1,224 missed shots, which would be the most since Elvin Hayes had 1,267 in 1970-71 - the third-highest total in NBA history.

The rest of Lakers made 38 of 63 shots (60.3 percent) against Dallas.

Scott felt some of Bryant's poor shooting Friday could be attributed to the superstar exerting himself earlier in the day.

"He went to the gym that afternoon and made 300 shots," Scott said. "Sometimes that can hurt you more than help you."

While getting Bryant on track would make things easier, improving the defense is paramount considering Denver (5-7) is averaging 110.0 points during a three-game win streak.

The Nuggets also averaged 127.3 points in sweeping last season's three-game series - the highest average allowed by a Lakers team in a single season since Charlotte averaged 135.5 points in a pair of games in 1993-94. Denver is averaging 123.2 in winning the last six meetings - its longest win streak in the series.

The Nuggets (5-7) shot a season-high 52.4 percent - including 11 of 24 from 3-point range - in Friday's 117-97 win over New Orleans, their fourth victory in five games following a 1-6 start.

"We still have a long way to go," coach Brian Shaw said. "It took longer than we would have liked but it's nice to see it coming together."

Wilson Chandler has totaled 39 points on 15-of-26 shooting in the last two games after averaging 10.4 points in the previous five. Arron Afflalo is averaging 17.4 points in Denver's wins compared to 10.3 in the losses.

Kenneth Faried and Ty Lawson led the way against the Lakers last season, averaging 23.3 and 23.0 points, respectively. Faried's mark was his highest average against any opponent in 2013-14.


Last Updated: 3/19/2024 5:56:15 AM EST.


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