LeBron James and Anthony Davis lead the Los Angeles Lakers to victory

Sports-NBA By Navneet Singh wisdomimbibe.com

LeBron James helped the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 to secure their first victory of the new NBA season.

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The Lakers snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to 37-year-old James 26 points and Anthony Davis 23 points.

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Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 23 points, Russell Westbrook, who came off the bench, contributed 18 points.

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The Lakers new coach, Darvin Ham, stated that "we needed to show something to ourselves."

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Due to an injury sustained during the warm-up, Bones Hyland was not available for the Nuggets.

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With 3:45 remaining in the third quarter, the Nuggets had a commanding 83-75 lead.

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The Lakers led 93-85 entering the fourth quarter thanks to a run of 18-2 that included 10 points from Lonnie Walker IV.

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The Lakers secured victory with a tip-in by Davis and a layup by Westbrook after holding off a late charge from the Nuggets.

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The Lakers defeated the Nuggets 128-114 to snap their five-game losing run.

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