The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fourth loss in four games at the opening of the NBA season as they lost to the Denver Nuggets.
In a 110-99 victory over the 17-time champs at the Ball Arena, Nikoka Jokic scored 31 points for the Nuggets. LeBron James scored 19 points overall, while Anthony Davis scored 22, but the Lakers are still last in the Western Conference.
They are one of just three teams that has yet to record a victory.
With a thrilling 110-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who saw head coach Steve Nash thrown off in the third quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks maintain their perfect start to the season. In Milwaukee, the Nets were up by 12 points at the break, but Antetokounmpo scored. With a thrilling 110-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who had their head coach Steve Nash sent off .
After becoming enraged when the officials chose not to call a foul on Antetokounmpo for hitting Patty Mills, Nash was dragged away from the referees by his own teammates. Nash explained, “I was just speaking out for our people. “I didn’t believe that was fair,” Patty said of Giannis’ forearm to her throat in front of the referee.