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,

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

Jamal Murray sank a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left and Russell Westbrook stole the inbounds pass for a exclamation-point dunk as the Denver Nuggets rebuffed the scrappy, short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 131-126 Friday night.

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Luka Doncic will not play in the conclusion of the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game road trip Friday against the Denver Nuggets.

Since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, star point guard Luka Doncic has been experiencing what it means to be with the historic franchise. While Doncic is still working toward winning a title,