The Denver Nuggets launched the defense of their NBA championship crown with a season-opening 119-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
LOS ANGELES -- Nikola Jokic delivered a dominant triple-double performance as the Denver Nuggets launched the defense of their NBA championship crown with a season-opening 119-107 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
"The first half was amazing for us but then we kind of slowed down... But then at the end of the game we were really good and we won the game." The Lakers, who strengthened their roster during the offseason with the additions of Taurean Prince, Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood amongst others, fought back during the second half to close the gap to just three points at 92-89 in the fourth quarter.
Anthony Davis finished with 17 points but faded badly in the second half. All of Davis's 17 points came in the first half.In Tuesday's other season-opener, Devin Booker scored 32 points as the Phoenix Suns pipped the Golden State Warriors 108-104 in a roller coaster scrap in San Francisco.
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