The Los Angeles Lakers are finally back home after a nearly two-week road trip that took them all over the Eastern Conference. Now that they are back in Los Angeles, the Lakers get the treat of facing off against one of the hottest teams in the NBA and their rivals from last year’s Western Conference Finals, the Denver Nuggets.
After struggling to win games early in the season, the Nuggets have finally started to string some wins together over the past month and again find themselves in the thick of things in the Western Conference, three games back of the Lakers in 4th place in the West.
The biggest reason why the Nuggets are back in the mix in the West has been the MVP-level play of Nikola Jokic, who along with Joel Embiid is one of the contenders for the award along with LeBron James. After snapping the Utah Jazz big win streak on Sunday with 47 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists, Jokic has an opportunity to put together another statement game tonight against the Lakers on national television.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Feb. 4
- Time: 10:00 p.m. PT
- TV Channel: TNT
- Spread via BetMGM: Lakers -5.5
Injury report:
PJ Dozier, Gary Harris and Greg Whittington are out for the Nuggets. Jared Dudley and Kostas Antetokounmpo are out for the Lakers.
Denver Nuggets (12-8)
- Paul Millsap
- Will Barton
- Nikola Jokic
- Monte Morris
- Jamal Murray
Los Angeles Lakers (16-6)
- LeBron James
- Anthony Davis
- Marc Gasol
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Dennis Schröder
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