Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets opened defense of their NBA title with a 114-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first round series on Saturday night.
Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets opened defense of their NBA title with a 114-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first round series on Saturday night.Jamal Murray finished with 22 points and 10 assists to help Denver to its ninth straight win over Los Angeles and fifth in a row in the postseason. Michael Porter Jr. added 19 points and Aaron Gordon had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets.Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.
Porter's 3-pointer midway through the period gave Denver a 72-71 lead, its first since the first two minutes of the game, and the Nuggets kept rolling.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored all 12 of his points in the period, including a trio of 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that gave Denver an 89-78 lead heading into the fourth.With Jokic on the bench, Murray hit a driving layup and a corner 3-pointer over Davis to extend the lead to 96-81 with 9:09 left.
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