The Lakers, who were missing James and Doncic and many other big generals, faced off against the Nuggets on the 15th, but they scared their opponents into a cold sweat, and they lost 126-131 at the last minute. The Lakers are currently on a four-game losing streak and have dropped to No. 5 in the NBA West.

Jokic scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 hot pot in this game

The Lakers are unavailable today, including Hachimura, Hayes, James, Doncic, Finney Smith, Vincent and Jamieson. However, under the leadership of "Country Mamba" Reaves, the Lakers took a 40-30 lead at the end of the first quarter, and even Bronny scored a three-pointer.

In the second quarter, the Nuggets launched a counterattack, playing a 39-27 offensive in a single quarter, and the Lakers fell behind 67-71 at halftime. After the easy basket, the Nuggets once stretched to a 12-point lead, but the Lakers showed tenacious will and continued to bite, and only trailed by 3 points at 99-102 after the third quarter. Rookie Knight scored six points in a row at the beginning of the deciding quarter, and the Lakers reversed 105-102.

"Country Mamba" Reeves

The Lakers continued to put cold arrows on the outside, pulling away to a 6-point lead at most, but the Nuggets relied on Jokic, Brown, and other main players to score one after another to overtake the score again. With six seconds to go to the game, the two sides tied 126-126, Murray scored a key three-pointer, and Westbrook stole the Lakers' last shot to score a fast-break serve, the Lakers were unable to bring down the Nuggets and lost on the road.

The Lakers have swallowed four straight losses and are currently on a 40-25 record, slipping to fifth place in the West. Reeves scored a game-high 37 points, Knight contributed 32 points, Milton started the bench with 16 points, Goodwin scored 10 points, and Bronny scored five points on 1-of-5 shooting.

The Nuggets' record came to 43-24 and returned to No. 2 in the West. Jokic had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 hot pot, Murray 26 points, Brown 22 points, Gordon and Westbrook each scored 17 points, and Porter Jr. had 13 points.