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Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

40Belt meetings
18Nuggets wins
22Lakers wins
22Title changes

Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers have met 40 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 21, 1977 to February 8, 2024. The belt changed hands in 22 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 22–18.

Belt gameDateResult
2,690Oct 21, 1977Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–101Title change
2,729Jan 14, 1978Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–112Defense
2,886Nov 9, 1979Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 126–122Title change
3,459Apr 2, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 118–104Title change
3,463Apr 9, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 148–119Title change
3,475May 11, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 139–122 PlayoffsDefense
3,476May 14, 1985Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 136–114 PlayoffsTitle change
3,477May 17, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 136–118 PlayoffsTitle change
3,478May 19, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 120–116 PlayoffsDefense
3,479May 22, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 153–109 PlayoffsDefense
3,498Nov 21, 1985Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–120Title change
3,508Dec 13, 1985Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 124–120Title change
3,902Feb 21, 1990Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 113–111Defense
3,961Nov 19, 1990Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 122–105Defense
3,962Nov 21, 1990Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 141–121Defense
4,893Mar 13, 2000Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 118–108Defense
4,921Nov 18, 2000Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 87–86Title change
5,812May 19, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 105–103 PlayoffsDefense
5,813May 21, 2009Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–103 PlayoffsTitle change
5,814May 23, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 103–97 PlayoffsTitle change
5,815May 25, 2009Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–101 PlayoffsTitle change
5,816May 27, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 103–94 PlayoffsTitle change
5,817May 29, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 119–92 PlayoffsDefense
5,936Nov 11, 2010Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–112Title change
6,055Feb 3, 2012Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 93–89Title change
6,149Dec 26, 2012Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 126–114Title change
6,328Nov 23, 2014Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 101–94Defense
6,734Oct 25, 2018Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 121–114Title change
6,890Feb 12, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 120–116Title change
6,920Sep 18, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 126–114 PlayoffsDefense
6,921Sep 20, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 105–103 PlayoffsDefense
6,922Sep 22, 2020Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–106 PlayoffsTitle change
6,923Sep 24, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 114–108 PlayoffsTitle change
6,924Sep 26, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 117–107 PlayoffsDefense
7,203May 16, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 132–126 PlayoffsTitle change
7,204May 18, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–103 PlayoffsDefense
7,205May 20, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 PlayoffsDefense
7,206May 22, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–111 PlayoffsDefense
7,212Oct 24, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–107Defense
7,263Feb 8, 2024Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–106Title change

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