There emerged two ways to evaluate the Nuggets’ loss on Saturday: Nikola Jokic’s perspective and the counter-notion that the Lakers just really wanted this one.
Hours before the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Denver Nuggets, 123-100, in a big Western Conference showdown on Saturday night, Lakers head coach JJ Redick issued a challenge to Luka Dončić: "I want him to have a 'blackout episode' tonight where he screams at no one in particular.
Veteran NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith gave credit to Lakers head coach JJ Redick for masterminding a statement-making 123-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
The Lakers finally ended their regular season losing streak at Ball Arena against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets under coach JJ Redick's leadership.