Austin Reaves finished with 37 points and Dalton Knecht scored 32, but the Lakers faltered in the final seconds and suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a rough road trip as they have been hit by the injury bug at an inopportune time, leading to three straight losses. They

After fighting hard all game long, the undermanned Lakers fell in the final minute to the Nuggets and Jamal Murray once again.

Analyzing Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Los Angeles Lakers (40-24) and Denver Nuggets (42-24) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers had a challenging game last night against the Milwaukee Bucks. They were down big for much of the game and couldn’t generate offense outside of Luca Doncic.

SportsLine's model simulated the Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday

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Luka Doncic didn't play in the Lakers' 131-126 loss at Denver Friday night, joining LeBron James on the team's lengthy list of unavailable players

Luka Doncic will not play in the conclusion of the Los Angeles Lakers' four-game road trip Friday against the Denver Nuggets.

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Eastern Conference rivals meet on South Beach when the Boston Celtics face the Miami Heat in an important game for both teams' NBA Playoff seeding.