The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 132-126 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. Nikola Jokić recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, while Jamal Murray scored 31.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis had 40 points and 10 rebounds, and LeBron James finished with 26 points, 12 boards and nine assists, while Austin Reaves added 23 points to help LA’s come back in the fourth, nearly erased Denver’s 14-point lead. The Nuggets led by as many as 21, with the Lakers pulling within three points twice in the fourth quarter.
Game 2 is Thursday night at Ball Arena, where the top-seeded Nuggets hold a 7-0 records in the playoffs, and 41-7 overall — giving them the best home record in the league this season.
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