Final: That's it for the night. Good night folks!
Final: Kobe led the Lakers with 27 points. Wilson Chandler led the Nuggets in scoring with 19.
Final: The Lakers drop to 3-11, while the Nuggets, who now have a four-game winning streak, improve to 6-7.
Final: The inconsistency continues for the Lakers as they lose the first game of their four-game home stand.
Final: Faried didn't even play much in this game, but the Nuggets found other options, mainly Gallinari who hit a huge three late in the game.
Final: The Lakers execution was less than stellar. They were stagnant for most of the night.
Final: Better defense played by both teams, but the offense was also struggling on both ends. A lot of open misses.
Final: Lawson controlled the game with his 18 points and 16 assists.
Final: The Lakers had many chances to win this game but were unable to capitalize.
Overtime (:00): That does it. Nuggets - 101 Lakers - 94.
Overtime (:07): Chandler makes one of two but Hill taps the ball out of bounds. Ball back to the Nuggets and Afflalo gets fouled.
Overtime (:09): Lakers foul Chandler.
Overtime (:09): Kobe fires up a three and misses. Lawson grabs the rebound and calls a timeout.
Overtime (:18): Afflalo makes both costless throws.
Overtime (:18): The Lakers foul Afflalo.
Overtime (:21): Hill hits both costless throws. Nuggets - 96 Lakers - 94. Nuggets ball.
Overtime (:21): After the Nuggets miss, the Lakers grabbed a rebound, and Hill got fouled.
Overtime (:46): Kobe misses a shot, and the Nuggets come away with a rebound.
Overtime (1:00): Lawson answers on the other end.
Overtime (1:19): Kobe knocks down a jumper. It's a two-point game.
Overtime (1:28): Gallinari hits a three-pointer after an offensive rebound. Nuggets - 94 Lakers - 90.
Overtime (1:49): And Gallinari draws a foul on the other end. He will head to the line.
Overtime (2:04): Kobe knocks down both costless throws.
Overtime (2:04): Now Kobe draws a foul.
Overtime (2:19): Lawson misses a layup but Mozgov follows it with a dunk.
Overtime (2:40): Lin misses both costless throws.
Overtime (2:40): Lin gets fouled on the other end. He is going to the lin for two.
Overtime (3:00): Ty Lawson hits a step back jumper over Kobe.
Overtime (3:48): On the other end, Lin picks up his fifth foul.
Overtime (4:00): Lin hits a fall away jumper. 88-86 Lakers up.
Overtime (4:15): No scoring yet. Lakers do have the ball though.
4th Quarter (:00): Young throws up a long bomb and misses. It was close. Overtime!
4th Quarter (:0.05): Gallinari travels on the sideline. He is not allowed to move on the sideline. Lakers ball as they call a timeout.
4th Quarter (:0.05): Kobe misses a jumper, and there is 0.05 left on the clock, as the Nuggets call a timeout.
4th Quarter (:15): Here we go. This could be the final play of the game.
4th Quarter (:15): Nuggets - 86 Lakers - 86. Lakers ball.
4th Quarter (:16): Gallinari makes one of two.
4th Quarter (:16): Lin fouls Gallinari. He will go to the line for two costless throws.
4th Quarter (:32): Nuggets - 85 Lakers - 86. Lakers ball.
4th Quarter (1:22): Afflalo hits a two-point shot. It's a one-point Lakers lead.
4th Quarter (1:43): Hill hits one of two.
4th Quarter (1:43): Now, Jordan Hill gets hammered and heads to the line for two.
4th Quarter (1:59): Mozgov hits one of two.
4th Quarter (1:59): Nuggets - 82 Lakers - 85. Mozgov to the line for two.
4th Quarter (3:15): Nuggets - 82 Lakers - 84.
4th Quarter (3:15): WESLEY JOHNSON!!! Slams it down in the face of Gallinari and a foul!
4th Quarter (3:35): Wilson Chandler hits a three, but Kobe answers back with a fade away jumper.
4th Quarter (4:52): Kobe scores a two on the offensive rebound, but Mozgov gets a low post score on the other end.
4th Quarter (6:23): The offense has gone cold on both ends again.
4th Quarter (7:23): Arron Afflalo scores from the mid post on Lin.
4th Quarter (8:33): Kobe takes care of the Lakers' drought with a jumper.
4th Quarter (8:46): Arthur scores the first field goal of the quarter. This is just ugly shooting.
4th Quarter (9:18): Nick Young has been struggling mightily. He just air balled a jumper over the much shorter Nate Robinson.
4th Quarter (9:44): The Lakers are already out of fouls.
4th Quarter (9:51): Zero field goals for both teams to start the fourth.
4th Quarter (10:33): The fouling continues in the fourth quarter.
4th Quarter (10:38): Davis fouls out of the game.
4th Quarter (11:23): Ed Davis picks up his fifth foul early in the final quarter.
3rd Quarter (:00): Nuggets - 72 Lakers - 75.
3rd Quarter (:21): About 6 or 7 fouls in about the final two minutes of this game.
3rd Quarter (:49): Nuggets - 70 Lakers - 75.
3rd Quarter (1:28): A lot of costless throws being shot here late in the quarter.
3rd Quarter (2:34): Nuggets - 69 Lakers - 67.
3rd Quarter (3:03): Lawson is heating up. He hits another shot.
3rd Quarter (3:33): Nuggets - 66 Lakers - 66.
3rd Quarter (3:58): Chandler with yet another three.
3rd Quarter (4:51): Back and forth we go, Chandler hits a three and Sacre answers.
3rd Quarter (5:16): Ty Lawson drains a three. Lin answers with a two on the other end.
3rd Quarter (5:38): Sacre with a fade away shot. Wow!
3rd Quarter (6:01): Easy score for J.J. Hickson on the other end.
3rd Quarter (6:17): Sacre with a two handed put back dunk after Hill's missed jumper.
3rd Quarter (6:31): Davis picks up his fourth foul.
3rd Quarter (6:41): Ed Davis scores in traffic after a nice find by Kobe.
3rd Quarter (7:08): Chandler stops the bleeding for the Nuggets with a three out of the timeout.
3rd Quarter (7:24): Nuggets - 51 Lakers - 56
3rd Quarter (7:26): Lin with another attack to the rim in transition. Timeout Denver.
3rd Quarter (7:48): 7-0 run by the Lakers.
3rd Quarter (7:48): Lin attacks the rim and gets an and-one play.
3rd Quarter (8:17): Nuggets - 51 Lakers - 51.
3rd Quarter (8:37): Hill has been quiet, but he just hit a jumper.
3rd Quarter (9:07): Faried makes an athletic move to drop it in with his left hand over Hill.
3rd Quarter (9:22): Kobe with a left handed baby hook.
3rd Quarter (9:35): Lawson with another dish. He's got 10 assists, as he finds Mozgov for a chippy.
3rd Quarter (9:55): Lin with back-to-back scores.
3rd Quarter (10:17): The offense is picking up in this quarter.
3rd Quarter (10:40): Lawson with another assists, as he finds Faried for an easy two.
3rd Quarter (11:17): Johnson answers with a jumper of his own.
3rd Quarter (11:39): What a tough shot by Afflalo for the left corner over two Laker defenders to kick off the second half.
2nd Quarter (:00): Kobe with 11 points and five rebounds to lead the Lakers. Ty Lawson leads the Nuggets with 8 points and 8 assists.
2nd Quarter (:00): Nuggets - 41 Lakers - 39. Slow start by both teams offensively.
2nd Quarter (:53): Nuggets - 41 Lakers - 39.
2nd Quarter (1:14): Ellington hits his second one from deep. He's got 8 off the bench.
2nd Quarter (2:02): Nuggets - 41 Lakers - 36.
2nd Quarter (2:21): Gallinari knocks down a corner three.
2nd Quarter (2:40): Jeremy Lin with a beautiful fake, gets Mozgov in the air and finds the score.
2nd Quarter (3:17): Johnson gets past the defense for a wide open dunk.
2nd Quarter (3:32): Wilson Chandler with a three. Denver now up 7.
2nd Quarter (4:00): Mozgov gets past Hill for an easy hoop.
2nd Quarter (4:19): Nine turnovers by the Lakers. They have actually done a good job of taking care of the ball this season, but look sloppy tonight.
2nd Quarter (4:57): Nuggets - 33 Lakers - 31.
2nd Quarter (5:21): Kobe bullies Afflalo in the mid post, but Afflalo answers back with a three.
2nd Quarter (6:35): Mozgov with a left handed hook.
2nd Quarter (7:07): Lakers bench with 14 points already.
2nd Quarter (7:30): Davis rejects Lawson which leads to a Ellington dunk on the fast break.
2nd Quarter (7:55): Arthur hits a three. That's the first three by the Nuggets.
2nd Quarter (8:41): Nuggets have the third best bench, but they are struggling so far.
2nd Quarter (9:01): Meanwhile, Ellington drains a three.
2nd Quarter (9:15): The Nuggets have yet to score in this quarter.
2nd Quarter (10:11): Young drills a three to give the Lakers a three-point lead.
2nd Quarter (11:02): Nick Young gets the Lakers going in this quarter.
1st Quarter (:00): Nuggets - 21 Lakers - 19. Surprisingly, not much offense is being played.
1st Quarter (:03): Lawson got all the way too the rim quite easily for a layup.
1st Quarter (:22): McGee picks up his third foul.
1st Quarter (:22): Nuggets - 19 Lakers - 18.
1st Quarter (:31): This is an ugly game. Both teams turning it over and missing shots.
1st Quarter (1:42): Lakers are fouling way too much.
1st Quarter (2:06): Darrell Arthur beat the Lakers to the rim for a layup.
1st Quarter (2:22): Kobe already has eight points, three rebounds, and two assists.
1st Quarter (2:42): Kobe with a great find on the other end, hits Sacre with a pass for an open shot.
1st Quarter (3:04): McGee scores off a nice dish by Lawson.
1st Quarter (3:25): Nuggets - 13 Lakers - 13.
1st Quarter (3:32): Both teams are awfully sloppy and have cooled down.
1st Quarter (4:21): Lakers are over the foul limit already. Lawson got fouled on his move and will shoot two costless throws.
1st Quarter (4:30): Kobe splashes home another fade away jumper.
1st Quarter (5:05): Strong start offensively by both teams, but they have slowed down a bit.
1st Quarter (5:56): Lin's turnover turns into a Wilson Chandler slam over Ed Davis and a foul.
1st Quarter (6:12): Another sweet block by Johnson, but Lin throws it away on the other end.
1st Quarter (6:30): Kobe swishes home a fall away jumper.
1st Quarter (7:43): Wesley Johnson with a monster, two handed block. Then Mozgov gets a huge block on the other end.
1st Quarter (8:44): Mozgov, the Laker killer, already has two fouls.
1st Quarter (9:25): Offensive game, as expected.
1st Quarter (10:06): Kobe with another one.
1st Quarter (10:22): Faried with back-to-back baskets, including a three-point opportunity for his second one.
1st Quarter (11:24): Arron Afflalo answers, but Jordan Hill takes a beautiful dish from Kobe for a dunk.
1st Quarter (11:42): Kobe Bryant gets it going already, scores the first points of the game for the Lakers.
1st Quarter (12:00): We are underway!
9:11 P.M. EST: Xavier Henry and Jordan Clarkson played in the D-League last night. Henry is out of the rotation and is trying to shake the rust to find minutes. Both Henry and Clarkson had terrific games again.
8:40 P.M. EST: The Nuggets have beaten the Lakers six straight times.
8:18 P.M. EST: Carlos Boozer will not play tonight due to a shoulder injury. Ed Davis will get the start.
7:46 P.M. EST: The Lakers have three injured players of course and during Saturday's practice Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer were held out. However, they are in no real danger of missing this game. They were held out only for precautionary reasons. The Lakers currently place in the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 3-10 record.
7:45 P.M. EST: The Nuggets are coming into this match with a fully healthy lineup which is surprising due to the hoards of injuries they suffered last season. They currently rank 11th in the West with a 5-7 record.
7:44 P.M. EST: The Lakers have a four-game home stand starting this game. They will need to take advantage of this part of their schedule, even though two of the four teams are the top teams in each conference.
7:43 P.M. EST: The Lakers must feel a bit proud of themselves as well, as they came out of their tough three-game road trip with a 2-1 record. However, their last loss was demoralizing, as they were crushed by 34 points due to Dallas' hot shooting ,especially from beyond the arc.
7:42 P.M. EST: The Denver Nuggets are coming into this game with a three-game winning streak, including a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. They are on a hot streak and have a lot of momentum.
7:41 P.M. EST: Jeremy Lin played well against the Mavericks but the key with him as been consistency this season. Let's see if he can put together back-to-back games of double digit scoring against a more inferior opponent.
7:40 P.M. EST: Thanks to Jordan Hill, the Lakers are the best offensive rebounding team, but they are bottom 10 in defensive rebounding, and it's mainly because they haven't played enough defense and haven't made enough stops for there to be many defensive rebounding chances. On the other hand, the Nuggets are a solid rebounding team.
7:39 P.M. EST: Just like the Lakers, the Nuggets are another awful defensive team, as they rank in the bottom five in defense. But then again, just like the Lakers, they rank top 10 in offense. So can we expect a really high scoring game? Absolutely.
7:38 P.M. EST: We saw the Lakers bench struggle against the Dallas Mavericks bench on Friday night. This is another game where the Lakers bench will have to definitely step it up, as Denver's bench is slightly better than Dallas'. They have guys like Nate Robinson, another Laker killer, Randy Foye, and Danilo Gallinari who provide instant offense off the bench.
7:37 P.M. EST: Jordan Hill has probably been the most consistent Laker so far outside of Kobe. He has put up five straight double-doubles. The best offensive rebounder in the game right now will look to go for his sixth straight double-double and could possibly achieve that. It will be fun seeing him and Kenneth Faried go at it all night long with their non-stop motor.
7:36 P.M. EST: Kobe Bryant also struggled with his shot last game. He will be defended by one of the better perimeter defenders in Arron Afflalo this game, but he will look to shoot the ball with better efficiency and is likely to start off with more aggression.
7:35 P.M. EST: Nick Young struggled horribly last game, as he only scored five points. He will look to bounce back, as he will make his season debut in front of the home crowd. Expect him to come out with a lot of energy, as he will feed off the enthusiasm of the crowd.
7:34 P.M. EST: Aside for Mozgov, the Lakers will have to worry about Ty Lawson's speed and ability to break down the defense. He averaged 12.0 assists last season against the Lakers, so L.A. will have to do a better job of keeping Lawson in front of them on defense to limit him from finding teammates for open looks.
7:33 P.M. EST: The Lakers, meanwhile, are coming off a blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks and would like to bounce back, and here is their chance. The Nuggets will be the easiest team the Lakers have faced all season long. The Lakers have had the toughest schedule in the NBA so far.
7:32 P.M. EST: Timofey Mozgov. That's a name the Lakers should remember really well. He killed the Lakers last season, as he averaged 18.7 points per game, which was the highest average against any opponent for Mozgov last season.
7:31 P.M. EST: Brian Shaw makes his return to L.A. for the second time since he became the coach of the Nuggets. He is 3-0 coaching against the Lakers.
7:30 P.M. EST: Welcome to VAVEL_USA's Live of the Denver Nuggets versus the Los Angeles Lakers. The game will be played at the Staples Center in Downtown, Los Angeles.