The Los Angeles Lakers’ December got off to a rough start after being embarrassed by the Dallas Mavericks, but they rebounded in a big way as they defeated the Denver Nuggets to kickoff their three-game road trip.
The Nuggets came into the matchup right behind the Lakers in the Western Conference standings and boasted the league’s stingiest defense, but Los Angeles was clearly the more disciplined team as they stuck to their game plan and pulled off the impressive win.
Despite feeling under the weather, Anthony Davis put together an outstanding two-way performance as he recorded a double-double of 25 points and and 10 rebounds while playing stellar defense down the stretch.