LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Dwight Howard started for the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
He scored 12 points and added 11 rebounds in the Lakers' 114-108 win.
Howard replaced JaVale McGee in the first unit to begin the second half of Game 3.
L.A. leads the Denver Nuggets 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.