Jamal Murray sank a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left and Russell Westbrook stole the inbounds pass for a exclamation-point dunk as the Denver Nuggets rebuffed the scrappy, short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 131-126 on Friday night.

Hometown kid Dalton Knecht helped out the Lakers with 32 points in a starting role. The Nuggets couldn’t defend, but they found enough buckets in the end.

Playing without four starters and two other rotation players, Austin Reaves (37 points, 13 assists), Dalton Knecht (32 points) and the Lakers scrap their way to a lead in the final minute before

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The Denver Nuggets secured a 132-126 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at Ball Arena, marking the Lakers fourth straight loss.

LeBron James is currently out of the Los Angeles Lakers lineup as he deals with a groin injury that he suffered last Saturday. He will miss Friday night's game vs. the Denver Nuggets. However, he is expected to travel to Sacramento on Friday night to attend the Division I basketball California state championship game to support his son Bryce James,

Reeling with injuries, the Lakers will be without Doncic due to left calf injury management and a sprained right ankle

Luka Doncic will not play in the conclusion of the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game road trip Friday against the Denver Nuggets.

Luka Dončić's status for Friday's matchup against the Denver Nuggets is up in the air as the Los Angeles Lakers star looks to get to 100 percent before the playoffs. Per ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Dončić said he was unsure if he would be ready to go for Friday's matchup after taking on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.