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Lonnie Walker IV scored 18 points, as did reserve Russell
Westbrook, who also had eight rebounds and eight assists for Los
Angeles.
Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 14 rebounds to pace Denver. Jamal
Murray scored 21 points, Aaron Gordon chipped in 18, Michael
Porter Jr. finished with 17 and Bruce Brown notched 10 off the
bench.
The Nuggets played without Bones Hyland, who was injured during
warmups.
The game was tied at 67 with about eight minutes left in the
third quarter when Denver started to build a lead. Murray and
Brown hit shots and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drained a 3-pointer
to put the Nuggets ahead by seven, and a 3-pointer by Brown made
it 83-75 with 3:45 left in the period.
Walker scored 10 points during an 18-2 run that gave the Lakers
a 93-85 lead heading into the fourth.
Matt Ryan opened the last period with a 3-pointer and Walker
split a pair of free throws to give Los Angeles a 12-point lead.
Denver scored the next seven points to get within 97-92, but the
Lakers extended the lead to 106-95 on a driving layup by Davis
with 7:51 left.
Jokic's hook shot cut the deficit to seven, but Los Angeles went
on a 7-1 run to take a 113-100 lead.
The Nuggets made one last push but twice missed 3-pointers that
would have got them within four, and a tip-in by Davis and a
layup from Westbrook helped the Lakers close it out.
The Nuggets led by 10 in the first quarter before Los Angeles
clawed its way back to get within five entering the second
quarter. It was 39-33 with 8:29 left in the period when the
Lakers went on a 14-5 run to take their first lead of the night.
A layup by Troy Brown Jr. in the final seconds of the second
gave Los Angeles a 55-51 lead at halftime.
--Field Level Media
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