Malone decided to go with Christian Braun over Russell Westbrook in the first game after the break, which made sense for a number of reasons. Braun had been playing very well for awhile before the All-Star break,

LeBron James, Luka Dončić and the Lakers ascend to the Mile High City to face Nikola Jokić's Nuggets on Saturday.

Analyzing Saturday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

This Saturday, we are treated to a clash of the Titans when the Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) and Denver Nuggets (37-19) square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers have been on a tear this calendar year.

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It's strange having the NBA trade deadline so close to the All-Star break. The mid-season break provides a natural checkpoint to take stock of where every team sits, and yet -- especially given the monumental activity around this year's deadline in both quantity and quality of players -- a lot of teams will look vastly different over the final two months of the season.

The Lakers were physical throughout Saturday night’s game, and limited the three-time league MVP’s touches in a rare win in Denver. It was similar to their game plan against the Knicks’

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers put the NBA world on notice when they crushed the Denver Nuggets (in Colorado) by a score of 123-100. Luka Doncic had an excellent showing, as he finished with 32 points,