Entering Saturday night's game against the Washington Wizards, the Nuggets were hoping to be fairly healthy, but it seems to be changing by the hour. Nuggets guard Jamal Murray en

Hometown kid Dalton Knecht helped out the Lakers with 32 points in a starting role. The Nuggets couldn’t defend, but they found enough buckets in the end.

Denver struggled against a depleted Lakers team, and coach Michael Malone has to walk a fine line between urgency and rest.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (40-24) and Denver Nuggets (42-24) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers had a challenging game last night against the Milwaukee Bucks. They were down big for much of the game and couldn’t generate offense outside of Luca Doncic.

Analyzing Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.