The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 120-116.
LeBron James came out aggressive to begin the game, attacking the paint and bullying his defender but the Nuggets captured the early lead after knocking down a pair of threes. Nikola Jokic had his jumper going as he was able to take advantage of the open space that the Lakers were giving him.
Denver pushed the basketball up the floor off of Los Angeles misses and extended their lead, but Avery Bradley quickly answered with a 5-0 run. The Nuggets responded with several uncontested baskets underneath the rim and the Lakers found themselves down 31-23 at the end of the first quarter.