Austin Reaves finished with 37 points and Dalton Knecht scored 32, but the Lakers faltered in the final seconds and suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

Los Angeles Lakers' Austin Reaves voiced concerns over the team's challenges following their loss to the Denver Nuggets for the NBA. Los Angeles Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in a NBA matchup that served as a true test of their depth.

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The Denver Nuggets will welcome Washington Wizards on Saturday, March 15 at the Ball Arena for the regular season matchup.

LeBron James and Rui Hachimura remain out, but neither is too far away from being able to play again. ESPN's Shams Charania gave an update on both players on Sunday prior to the Lakers' home game versus Kevin Durant and the Suns.

LeBron James, sidelined for the past week with a groin strain suffered last weekend against the Boston Celtics, will be out for at least another week, according to ESPN. The injury began in the middle of an attempted fourth-quarter comeback for the Los Angeles Lakers against Boston, and nothing has gone right for them ever since.

The Phoenix Suns will play against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday in the first of a back-to-back. The Suns begin a key five-game homestand Monday against Toronto at PHX Arena. The Raptors beat them in Toronto last month,