DENVER — The Denver Nuggets play the Los Angeles Lakers in a possible postseason preview Saturday at Ball Arena, and you can watch the game on Denver7.
Denver went into the All-Star break as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference at 36-19 – 8.5 games out of first place and a half-game behind the second-place Memphis Grizzlies. Los Angeles sat 2.5 games behind the Nuggets as the No. 5 seed at 32-20.
Saturday’s game is expected to be a bout between good friends and fellow Eastern European superstars Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic. Doncic, alongside Lebron James, headlines a new-look Lakers roster after being dealt to LA in a stunning trade-deadline move by the Dallas Mavericks. Saturday is likely to be his fifth game in purple and gold.
Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Denver7 will air a special pregame newscast at 5 p.m. with live coverage from Ball Arena. Stick around after the final whistle for a postgame newscast.
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The contest features the top four players all-time in career triple-doubles. Nuggets teammates Russell Westbrook and Jokic rank first and second on the list with 202 and 155, respectively. James ranks third with 122, and Doncic fourth with 80.
Jokic, who is averaging a triple-double (29.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 10.2 assists) this season and playing some of the best basketball of his life, spoke to reporters about missing Doncic at this week’s All-Star festivities as the latter has battled injury since December.
Asked Nikola Jokic about his good friend Luka Doncic being traded to the Lakers:
— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) February 15, 2025
“He was building something there. He was hurt.”
Is it weird not having Luka at All-Star festivities?
“It’s weird because we always have a good night before the game.” pic.twitter.com/e2RMjljcuU
While one of the NBA’s highest-profile young talents went to the West Coast, the Nuggets stood pat at the deadline, showing faith in a roster that has gone 25-9 over the last 34 games heading into the break.
Denver has ended the Lakers’ season each of the last two years, sweeping LA en route to the franchise’s first-ever NBA title in 2023 and beating them in five games of last year’s first round before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West semis.
Denver7 has gone in-depth on the postseason rivalry between the two teams. You can read more about that here.
Denver Nuggets 2024-25 Schedule
- Feb. 14-19: NBA All-Star 2025, All-Star Break
- Feb. 20: vs. Charlotte Hornets
- Feb. 22: vs. Los Angeles Lakers (game airs on Denver7)
- Feb. 24: @ Indiana Pacers
- Feb. 27: @ Milwaukee Bucks
- Feb. 28: @ Detroit Pistons
- March 2: @ Boston Celtics (game airs on Denver7)
- March 5: vs. Sacramento Kings
- March 7: vs. Phoenix Suns
- March 9: @ Oklahoma City Thunder (game airs on Denver7)
- March 10: @ Oklahoma City Thunder
- March 12: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
- March 14: vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- March 15: vs. Washington Wizards
- March 17: @ Golden State Warriors
- March 19: @ Los Angeles Lakers
- March 21: @ Portland Trail Blazers
- March 23: @ Houston Rockets
- March 24: vs. Chicago Bulls
- March 26: vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- March 28: vs. Utah Jazz
- April 1: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
- April 2: vs. San Antonio Spurs
- April 4: @ Golden State Warriors
- April 6: vs. Indiana Pacers
- April 9: @ Sacramento Kings
- April 11: vs. Memphis Grizzlies
- April 13: @ Houston Rockets