Los Angeles Lakers face Denver Nuggets in the NBA on Sunday 20 December 2026 at Ball Arena, Denver. Start time is 9pm EST / 2am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets
Date
19 December 2026Saturday
Venue
Denver, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Los Angeles Lakers Away
- Rest
- 0 days
- Last game
- Fri at Timberwolves
- Travel
- 1,124 km (698 mi) · 1 h ahead · game 3 of 3-game road trip
- Schedule
- 3rd game in 4 nights · 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm (6pm at home)
Back-to-back3 in 4 nightsAltitudeRoad trip
Denver Nuggets Home
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Thu v Hawks
- Travel
- No travel
- Schedule
- 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm
IndoorConferenceAltitudeTV: NBA TVPrimetime
The Lakers play the second night of a back-to-back after Friday's game in Minneapolis, their third game in four nights, game 3 of a 3-game road trip, with 1,124 km (698 miles) of travel, playing 1 hour ahead of their home clock.
The Nuggets have had 1 day off since Thursday's game against the Hawks.
Conference game indoors; at altitude (1,603 m); broadcast on NBA TV.
NBA teams on the second night of a back-to-back have won 44% of regular-season games since 2015 (4,450 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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