1985 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1984-85 Lakers and the 2022-23 Nuggets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1985
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1985 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1985 Lakers	62 - 20
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.756
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1985 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 3
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	14 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1985 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1985 Lakers	15 - 4
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.789
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1985 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1985 Lakers	- none
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1985 Lakers	5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	118.2
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	44.1
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1985 Lakers	31.4
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1985 Lakers	8.5
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	5.9
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.1
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.545
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.305
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.763
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	126.3
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	46.1
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1985 Lakers	33.7
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1985 Lakers	9.4
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	6.3
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.5
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.543
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.372
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.755
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1985 Lakers	22.0 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	7.9 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1985 Lakers	12.6 apg Magic Johnson
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1985 Lakers	1.5 spg Magic Johnson
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1985 Lakers	2.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1985 Lakers	21.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	8.1 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1985 Lakers	15.2 apg Magic Johnson
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1985 Lakers	2.2 spg Byron Scott
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1985 Lakers	1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic