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03/04 01:04 CST Denver hosts Los Angeles following Murray's 45-point outing
Denver hosts Los Angeles following Murray's 45-point outing
By The Associated Press
Los Angeles Lakers (36-24, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets
(38-24, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver faces the Los Angeles Lakers after Jamal Murray scored 45
points in the Denver Nuggets' 128-125 win over the Utah Jazz.
The Nuggets are 22-13 against conference opponents. Denver is sixth in the NBA
with 33.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.5.
The Lakers have gone 25-15 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is
6-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Nuggets are shooting 49.3% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage
points higher than the 48.5% the Lakers allow to opponents. The Lakers average
115.9 points per game, 0.2 fewer than the 116.1 the Nuggets allow.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Lakers won 115-107 in
the last meeting on Jan. 21. Luka Doncic led the Lakers with 38 points, and
Murray led the Nuggets with 28 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 28.7 points, 12.6 rebounds and 10.3 assists
for the Nuggets. Murray is averaging 24.5 points over the last 10 games.
Doncic is averaging 32.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.6 assists for the Lakers.
LeBron James is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 122.3 points, 46.9 rebounds, 28.7
assists, 7.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 115.4 points per game.
Lakers: 5-5, averaging 113.7 points, 38.9 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 7.9 steals
and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 111.9 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Tamar Bates: out (foot), Aaron Gordon: out (hamstring),
Peyton Watson: out (hamstring), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle), Spencer
Jones: day to day (shoulder).
Lakers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
