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Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2025 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Jamie Schwaberow, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 22: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2025 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740289320197AFP__20250223__2200723877__v1__Preview__LosAngelesLakersVDenverNuggets.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2025 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Jamie Schwaberow, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2025 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. <em>Jamie Schwaberow, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- Luka Doncic delivered a dominant 32-point performance as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Denver Nuggets&#x27; nine-game winning streak on Saturday with an impressive 123-100 victory on the road in Colorado.</p><p>Doncic, playing only his fourth game for the Lakers since his blockbuster trade from Dallas, was in scintillating form as the Lakers conjured a statement wire-to-wire win over their Western Conference rivals.</p><p>The Slovenian superstar was the standout performer on a night when the Lakers saw four players finish with 20 points or more for the first time this season.</p><p>Doncic finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists while LeBron James backed him with 25 points. Austin Reaves added 23 points and Rui Hachimura 21.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m starting to feel a little bit more like myself -- that&#x27;s why I was smiling the whole game,&quot; Doncic told ESPN afterward.</p><p>&quot;There&#x27;s still a lot of room for improvement and this is only my fourth game. Chemistry takes time. But you saw today that things are getting better.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nEOIonjs1GU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Doncic had signalled he was in the mood for a stellar performance early in the first quarter, arrowing a couple of superb passes to James and Jaxson Hayes to help the Lakers take an 8-3 lead.</p><p>A sublime three-pointer from Doncic put the Lakers into a 31-18 lead as the visitors remained firmly on top.</p><p>Doncic finished the first quarter with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists and was soon back into the groove in the second quarter.</p><p>A delicate lobbed assist to James for an alley-oop dunk made it 60-52 before Doncic unfurled a 24-foot three-pointer to put the Lakers 11 points up.</p><p>The Nuggets closed the deficit to 63-54 at the half, but the Lakers remained in control for much of the third quarter, taking a nine-point advantage into the final frame.</p><p>The Lakers continued to keep the scoreboard ticking over in the fourth, and Doncic put Los Angeles into a 20-point lead at 117-97 with just over four minutes remaining after another Denver turnover to effectively ice the game.</p><p>The Lakers improved to 34-21 with the win and remain fifth in the West. The Nuggets fell to 37-20 with the defeat.</p><div><strong>- Suns down Bulls -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DzD6gBzkn58?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>In other NBA action on Saturday, the Phoenix Suns halted their four-game losing streak with a 121-117 road victory over the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>Devin Booker finished with 29 points while Kevin Durant added 27 and Bradley Beal 25 as Phoenix fought back from an early 13-point deficit to claim a win that lifts them to 27-29 in the Western Conference.</p><p>Australian international Josh Giddey led the Bulls&#x27; scorers with 24 points.</p><p>Elsewhere, the Philadelphia 76ers problems continued with a seventh straight defeat as they slumped to an agonizing 105-103 home loss against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Sixers ace Tyrese Maxey leveled it for Philadelphia with a three-pointer with 23 seconds remaining.</p><p>But Nic Claxton&#x27;s tip layup at the buzzer snatched victory for Brooklyn, who improved to 21-35 with the win.</p><p>Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn&#x27;s scorers with 23 points, while Maxey&#x27;s 31-point haul went in vain for Philadelphia.</p><p>Sixers star Joel Embiid had another frustrating outing, finishing with only 14 points from 4-of-13 shooting and being benched for the fourth quarter.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F2ZMUNPjWSo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Sixers coach Nick Nurse defended Embiid&#x27;s contribution as he continues to struggle with a niggling knee problem.</p><p>&quot;He&#x27;s giving us what he can,&quot; Nurse said of Embiid. &quot;He&#x27;s not himself, we all know that. He&#x27;s not, certainly, the guy that we&#x27;re used to seeing play at a super high level.</p><p>&quot;But I commend him for giving us what he can.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Luka Doncic delivered a dominant 32-point performance as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Denver Nuggets' nine-game winning streak on Saturday with an impressive 123-100 victory on the road in Colorado.</p>

Luka Doncic delivered a dominant 32-point performance as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Denver Nuggets' nine-game winning streak on Saturday with an impressive 123-100 victory on the road in Colorado.

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NBA: Doncic dominates as Lakers rout Nuggets, Suns gore Bulls

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