The Denver Nuggets have beaten the Lakers in each of the last two playoffs, sweeping them in 2023 and beating them in five games in 2024. In those nine total games, Jokic has averaged 26.8 points, 15.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists, recording a triple-double in five of those games.

The Nuggets got scoring contributions up and down their bench, shooting 65.9% in their seventh consecutive win to stay hot in pursuit of Memphis for second in the Western Conference.

Riding a six-game winning streak, the Denver Nuggets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver stormed out to a 15-point halftime lead, putting themselves in a good position to pick up their seventh consecutive victory.