Nikola Jokic Leads Denver Nuggets to Victory Over Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Playoffs – Recap and Highlights

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead his team, the defending champion Denver Nuggets, to continue their perfect run, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 at dawn yesterday, Sunday, in the first round of the Western Division of the NBA.
Jamal Murray had 22 points and ten assists, Aaron Gordon added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. 19 points to lead the Nuggets to their ninth straight win over the Lakers. Anthony Davis scored 32 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, and LeBron James added 27 points, but DeAngelo Russell scored only 13 points, while Rui Hachimura scored seven points in 31 minutes. The Lakers haven’t won against the Nuggets since December 16, 2022.
The New York Knicks also defeated Philadelphia 111/104 in their first game in the first playoff for the Eastern Conference. Jalen Brunson scored 22 points and Josh Hart added two for the Knicks. Deucy McBride scored 21 points for Philadelphia, Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 points, and Mitchell Robinson had eight points and 12 rebounds. Joel Embiid had 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Philadelphia, while Tyrese Maxey added 33 points.
In a third game, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 120/95 in the Western Conference playoffs.
Anthony Edwards had 33 points and nine rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 18 points, and Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota, which recorded its first win on his home field in the playoffs. in twenty years.