Everything went the way of the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night in their matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite a solid first half from Anthony Davis and company, the second half was all Nuggets, including a stellar performance from former Laker Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook played 24 minutes, finishing with 14 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds on 6-for-10 shooting and was a plus-17 on the night. It was the type of performance that the Lakers tried to pull out of Westbrook for his year-and-a-half with the team but never could.
Davis praised Westbrook for what he brings to the Nuggets in general.