The reigning MVP put his franchise on his powerful shoulders to complete arguably the strongest playoff performance of his career.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With one championship ring and a tenacious veteran core, the Denver Nuggets are a daunting matchup for any opponent in the NBA. They're clearly a particular nightmare for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are one game away from an early summer after Denver stretched its winning streak in this rivalry to a whopping 11 games. Aaron Gordon had a playoff career-high 29 points and 15 rebounds, Nikola Jokic added 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and the Nuggets mo
The Nuggets have won 11 straight games over the Lakers.
Joel Embiid dropped 50 points on Thursday night, but he easily could have drawn an ejection for this play early.