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The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Sport
Mike Singer

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets take down LeBron James’ Lakers

Jamal Murray raised his arms in relief. His fourth-quarter 3-pointer both snapped his cold streak and helped put the game on ice.

Murray and the Nuggets salted away a satisfying win Wednesday night, knocking off the Lakers, 110-99, to help erase the sting of Monday’s pounding in Portland. Now 3-2 on the season, Denver will look to avenge its opening-night loss to Utah on Friday.

There was nothing LeBron James or Anthony Davis could do as Denver committed defensively in the second half, and the MVP did what he typically does. Nikola Jokic, whose Sombor Shuffle over Davis effectively ended the drama with 3:19 left, ended the night with 31 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.

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