The Los Angeles Lakers wore throwback jerseys during Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets but looked nothing like the old championship teams that once graced the Staples Center, at least on the defensive side.
The Nuggets staved off Los Angeles' late charge and extended their winning streak to three games with a 127-121 victory. The Lakers outscored Denver in the fourth quarter, 37-26, but the visitors' strong start and dominant offense propelled them to the win.
Denver is now 17-23 on the season, while Los Angeles lost its fifth straight and dropped to 15-31.
All five Nuggets starters scored in double figures, and the team shot 56.8 percent from the field and drilled 11 three-pointers. Nikola Jokic was unstoppable with 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Will Barton (26 points and eight assists) and Kenneth Faried (20 points and seven rebounds) also reached the 20-point plateau. Barton connected on all five of his three-pointers.
The Nuggets also received 14 points each from Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Emmanuel Mudiay and overwhelmed the Lakers with their sheer number of off ...
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