The Los Angeles Lakers play the Denver Nuggets on March 5, 2026, at Ball Arena. Both teams have similar records and are competing for position in the .

A couple of teams out West that are on top of each other in the standings and facing off twice in 10 days have their first of those meetings on Thursday, March 5 at Ball Arena in Denver where the Los Angeles Lakers have traveled to face the Denver Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have announced their injury reports for Thursday's game in Colorado.

The Denver Nuggets will be shorthanded against the Los Angeles Lakers.

At the start of the second half in the matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, Jaxson Hayes got the nod to start over Deandre Ayton. Shortly after, it was revealed that the Lakers were ruling out Ayton for the remainder of the game.

Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson wasted no time reacting to what LeBron James did.

LeBron James has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals in NBA history. James hit a turnaround 12-foot jumper over Zeke Nnaji with 12 seconds left in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.