Dwight having an impact in the 1st offensively, ridiculous to have this guy on a roster and not play him. If he's required against the MVP, then he should playing regardless... Nuggets hitting all their 3's though, up 5 after one. Reed strips LeBron of the ball as he tries to bulldoze his way to the basket and hits the 3 on the same possession. Bones starting to go off for Denver in the 2nd. The Lakers having success going at Jokic, but can't stop him and the Nuggets defensively. Denver putting up 73 points in the half, up 13, shooting lights out from 3. The Lakers start getting smashed, Westbrook goes into Gordon and flops... the refs bail him out. The refs are always anti Gordon, Westbrook then runs through Gordon and they call a blocking foul. Game would be over here if the refs didn't bail out Westbrook twice. Despite that Denver good enough to extend the lead to 23 going into the last. They go on to win by 37, in blowout week. A fairly undermanned Denver squad obliterating the Lakers here. Denver shot better from the field, 3 and almost perfect at the line. Off the charts 57% from 3, which included many poor shots in garbage time. Both teams took care of the ball, Denver with just 6 turnovers though and +10 on the boards. Jokic a 17-point triple-double, 13 assists, 12 boards. Jeff Green an efficient 26 points, 4 assists, no turnovers. Hyland an efficient 27 points, 10 boards, 2 steals, off the bench. Barton 4 of 5 from the field. For the Lakers, LeBron with 25 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks, just 2 assists. Westbrook 19 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, no turnovers.
3. (Den) N. Jokic, 2. (Den) Je. Green, 1. (Den) B. Hyland.
3. (Den) N. Jokic, 2. (Den) Je. Green, 1. (Den) B. Hyland.