Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to halt the win streak of the Los Angeles Lakers with 23 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists as they beat the Lakers 122-105 on Sunday night.
Zeke Nnaji added 16 points, Facundo Campazzo scored 15 and Monte Morris and Paul Millsap had 10 each for the Nuggets while Jamal Murray put up 25.
LeBron James managed 22 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists for the Lakers who lost forward Anthony Davis when he aggravated a right Achilles injury.
Davis left the game with 2:39 minutes left in the second quarter after he bumped legs with Jokic. He stayed in to shoot free throws but left with tendinosis of the right Achilles. ESPN reported he will have an MRI done Monday.
Davis finished with 15 points in the 14 minutes he played on the night. He also missed two games last week with an Achilles injury.
Kyle Kuzma added 19 and Alex Caruso scored another 11 for the Lakers, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.
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Sunday night’s NBA results
- Los Angeles Lakers 105 – 122 Denver Nuggets
- Portland Trail Blazers 121 – 118 Dallas Mavericks
- Boston Celtics 91 – 104 Washington Wizards
- Orlando Magic 90 – 109 Phoenix Suns
- Memphis Grizzlies 124 – 110 Sacramento Kings
- Minnesota Timberwolves 116 – 112 Toronto Raptors
- Cleveland Cavaliers 111 – 128 Los Angeles Clippers
- San Antonio Spurs 122 – 110 Charlotte Hornets
- Milwaukee Bucks 109 – 114 Oklahoma City Thunder
- New Orleans Pelicans 112 – 123 Detroit Pistons
This was gonna happen sometime, anyway…
Lakers in the mud, lol