LeBron James (30 points) and Anthony Davis (25 points, 23 rebounds) get help from the supporting cast and the Lakers beat the Nuggets for the first time in 12 meetings, never trailing in a 119-108 win. Game 5 is Monday night in Denver.
With all the Lakers have been through this season – especially against the Denver Nuggets – a nervous excitement permeated throughout Crypto.com Arena for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
Because Game 4 started similarly to the series’ previous three games, all of which the Nuggets had rallied to win to give themselves an opportunity to sweep the Lakers out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
But the Lakers, led by strong performances from LeBron James (30 points), Anthony Davis (25 points, 23 rebounds, six assists) and D’Angelo Russell (21 points) flipped the script, staving off another Nuggets comeback attempt and leading wire-to-wire in a 119-108 victory that extends their season.
The Lakers’ victory ended their losing streak to the Nuggets at 11 games, with their previous victory against Denver (including seven postseason games) coming on Dec.
