With the Lakers sitting in 6th place they face the Denver Nuggets for their next game tonight at 7:00pm. They are 1 win behind the Nuggets so if they win today’s game they are tied with the Nuggets for 5th place in the Western Conference. The Lakers starting lineup for tonight’s game will start with, Luka Doncic, Lebron James, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton, and Marcus Smart. Denver Nuggets starting lineup will start with, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Julian Strawther, and Cameron Johnson. If the Lakers want to win against a team that holds the best offensive team of the season averaging 120 points a game, Luka Doncic, Lebron James, and Austin Reaves will have to step up their game, as in recent games they haven’t done their best job. Last night the Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-101, but the Lakers were struggling to win against a team who are in 13th place. The Lakers will need to be more aggressive and be good on defense in order to win against a good Nuggets team.
The best player on the Lakers is Luka Doncic who is in first place in points averaging 32.4 points a game of the season, Luka is also in 3rd place in assists averaging 8.6 assist a game, and 25th in 7.7 rebounds a game. Lebron James is averaging 21.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 7.0 assists a game. Austin Reaves is averaging 23.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists a game. Deandre Ayton is averaging 12.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 0.9 assists, he is also 2nd place of a field goal percentage of 66.8. Marcus Smart is averaging 9.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.
The best player on the Nuggets is Nikola Jokic who is in 6th place in points averaging 28.7 points a game of the season, Jokic is also first place in rebounds averaging 12.6 rebounds, he is also first place in assists averaging 10.3 assists a game. Jamal Murray is averaging 25.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and is in 8th place in assists averaging 7.3 a game. Christian Braun is averaging 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists a game. Julian Strawther is averaging 7.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists a game. Cameron Johnson is averaging 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists a game.
