Pumped up with their impressive 5-game winning streak at home games, the Denver Nuggets went on to start the road games with a major win.
Paul Millsap scored 21 points as the Denver Nuggets dominated the 2nd quarter to win over the LA Lakers playing without LeBron James for 128-104 victory. With this win, Denver Nuggets have now won 6 games in a row.
Millsap said, “Our latest winning homestand gave us hope for the season to come on the road and get this win. We now have many great weapons in the team.”
6 players of the Denver Nuggets scored in double figures with Gary Harris scoring 19 points, Nikola Jokic with his 18 points, Malik Beasley with 16 points, and Will Barton III adding in his 14 points along with his career-high of 13 rebounds for the team. Nuggets were able to make a late rally in the 4th quarter to pull away from the 23-point deficit.
Jokic said, “It feels really good to grab a win in the LA even if James was not playing in this game.”
James had to miss out on his first game of the season following his strain of the thoracic muscle. This left the LA Lakers without their average point target of 25.8 and 10.6 assists.
Kyle Kuzma, the only player of LA Lakers to have scored in double digits said, “It is kind of hard to next-man up to LeBron. He does really so much for the team. When he is on the floor, the shots come easily for the team because everyone is looking at him.”
With James sitting on the sidelines in his street clothes, Davis did his best to help the Lakers with his 32 points along with 11 rebounds. He scored 11 of his total points during 12 minutes of the 1st quarter.
Up next for the Denver Nuggets is the second back to back road game against the Phoenix Suns to conclude their 2-game road trip. As for the LA Lakers, they will now host a game against the LA Clippers for the thrilling match of the top teams of the Western Conference.
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