The American Basketball League: a second consecutive defeat for the Nuggets and a new victory for the Lakers

The Denver Nuggets, leaders of the Western Conference in the NBA, suffered a second consecutive defeat at the San Antonio Spurs, at dawn on Saturday, while DeAngelo Russell led his Los Angeles Lakers to a third successive victory by defeating the Toronto Raptors without LeBron James.

And after losing at home to the Chicago Bulls, the Western Conference leaders, the Nuggets, lost their second in a row for the first time, with Serbian Nikola Jokic recording three double figures, with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

The victory of the Spurs, who are ranked penultimate in the Western Division, led Keldon Johnson with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while Doug McDermott scored 20 points, followed and 5 assists, and despite the loss, the Nuggets remained at the top of the Western Division with 46 victories and 21 defeats.

The Los Angeles Lakers achieved their third consecutive victory, finishing ninth in the Western Conference, after defeating the Toronto Raptors at home.

The Lakers’ victory, which LeBron James missed due to injury, came thanks to DeAngelo Russell, who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, in his first game after missing six meetings with an injury.