| Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) at Denver Nuggets (2-2), 8 p.m. |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 1-0 |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Denver 2-1 |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
Denver 3-1 |
| 2008-09 Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 3-1 |
| Overall Head-to-head record |
Los Angeles 96-51 |
| Home Record: |
Los Angeles 3-1; Denver 1-0 |
| Away Record: |
Los Angeles 0-1; Denver 1-2 |
| Current Streak: |
Los Angeles (W3); Denver (L2) |
| Record vs. Northwest Division: |
Los Angeles 2-0 |
| Record vs. Pacific Division: |
Denver 0-1 |
| Record vs. Western Conference: |
Los Angeles 2-1; Denver 2-2 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 12/31 - Los Angeles, 92-89 (at LA) |
| 2010-2011 Meetings |
| 11/11 - Denver, 118-112 (at Den) |
| 01/21 - Los Angeles, 107-97 (at Den) |
| 04/03 - Denver, 95-90 (at LA) |
| 2009-2010 Meetings |
| 11/13 - Denver, 105-79 (at Den) |
| 02/05 - Denver, 126-113 (at LA) |
| 02/28 - Los Angeles, 95-89 (at LA) |
| 04/08 - Denver, 98-96 (at Den) |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 11/01 - Los Angeles, 104-97 (at Den) |
| 11/21 - Los Angeles, 104-90 (at LA) |
| 02/27 - Denver, 90-79 (at Den) |
| 04/09 - Los Angeles, 116-102 (at LA) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 11/29 - Los Angeles, 127-99 (at LA) |
| 12/05 - Los Angeles, 111-107 (at Den) |
| 01/21 - Los Angeles, 116-99 (at LA) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 01/05 - Los Angeles, 123-104 (at LA) |
| 03/15 - Denver, 113-86 (at Den) |
| 04/03 - Denver, 111-105 (at LA) |
| 04/09 - Denver, 115-111 (at Den) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 11/02 - Los Angeles, 99-97 ot (at Den) |
| 11/06 - Los Angeles, 112-92 (at LA) |
| 04/06 - Denver, 110-108 ot (at Den) |
| 2004-2005 Meetings |
| 11/02 - Los Angeles, 89-78 (at LA) |
| 01/02 - Los Angeles, 99-91 (at LA) |
| 01/12 - Denver, 95-83 (at Den) |
| 03/24 - Denver, 117-96 (at Den) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 12/19 - Los Angeles, 101-99 (at LA) |
| 01/07 - Denver, 113-91 (at Den) |
| 01/14 - Los Angeles, 97-71 (at LA) |
| 02/25 - Los Angeles, 112-111 (at Den) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 12/28 - Los Angeles, 112-93 (at Den) |
| 02/11 - Los Angeles, 121-93 (at LA) |
| 02/12 - Los Angeles, 113-102 (at Den) |
| 04/15 - Los Angeles, 126-104 (at LA) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - The Lakers have won two of the last three meetings. |
| Note - Denver has won three of the last five meetings. |
| Note - Denver has won five of eight and six of the last 10 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won nine of the last 15 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 18 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won 12 of the last 22 meetings. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers have won 16 of the last 28 meetings. |
| Note - The Lakers snapped a four-game series road losing streak on 01/21/11. |
| Note - The Lakers have lost seven of 10 and nine of their last 13 at Denver. |
| Note - The Lakers have lost 10 of their last 15 at Denver. |
| Note - Denver has lost two of three and six of its last eight at the Lakers. |
| Note - Denver has lost 14 of 17 and 24 of its last 28 at the Lakers. |
| Los Angeles last five games |
Denver last four games |
| 12/25 - L vs. Chicago, 87-88 |
12/26 - W at Dallas, 115-93 |
| 12/26 - L at Sacramento, 91-100 |
12/28 - W vs. Utah, 117-100 |
| 12/27 - W vs. Utah, 96-71 |
12/29 - L at Portland, 102-111 |
| 12/29 - W vs. New York, 99-82 |
12/31 - L at LA Lakers, 89-92 |
| 12/31 - W vs. Denver, 92-89 |
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