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

Hometown kid Dalton Knecht helped out the Lakers with 32 points in a starting role. The Nuggets couldn’t defend, but they found enough buckets in the end.

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.

The Los Angeles Lakers called up former USC Trojans guard Bronny James as the Lakers are on a four-game losing streak, and needing the help with injuries. As a

You better be able to take the heat if you want to deliver smack talk. One heckler found that out the hard way when Bronny James called him out during the Lakers and Nuggets game. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers got back in the win column with a strong performance over the Phoenix Suns.

Many expected the Lakers to get blown off the court but Los Angeles actually made it a game. The final score came in at 131-126, with Denver just inching out a win at home. While the Lakers did lose,

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