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.

Fortunately, with the game on the line, Nikola Jokic set a massive (moving?) screen, taking out two defenders, which opened the door for Jamal Murray to save the day for the Nuggets. It was an ugly win for the Nuggets,

The Lakers have now fallen to fifth in the Western Conference standings after losing to the Nuggets. Yet, the loss wasn't all bad for them. This game allowed Bronny James to get some real playing time. He played 16 minutes in this game, which is the most playing time he has seen in Los Angeles.

Nuggets vs Thunder Game Highlights The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets, 127-103. Oklahoma City Thunder Top Performers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 40 points, 8 re

Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Luka Doncic will sit out Friday's road game against the Denver Nuggets with a sprained right ankle and his lingering left calf ailment. Doncic scored 45 points in Thursday's 126-106 road loss against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Luka Dončić will not play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night as they take on the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers confirmed Doncic will not play because of left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain.

In an unexpected development, the Los Angeles Lakers have downgraded Luka Doncic against the Denver Nuggets. Luka Doncic has been downgraded to out against the Nuggets due to left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain.