LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points, but Nikola Jokic had 35 and 10 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets made a late push to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 on Saturday night.
Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 3:49 remaining to go back in front, and the Nuggets closed on a 16-6 run for their sixth straight win.
James spun around Michael Porter Jr. and drove the lane to hit a layup with 10:39 left in the second quarter to become the first NBA player with 40,000 points while extending his lead as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
Denver Nuggets 2023-24 Schedule
Mar. 5: Nuggets vs. Phoenix – TNT
Mar. 7: Nuggets vs. Boston – TNT
Mar. 9: Nuggets vs. Utah
Mar. 11: Nuggets vs. Toronto
Mar. 13: Nuggets at Miami – ESPN
Mar. 15: Nuggets vs. San Antonio
Mar. 17: Nuggets at Dallas – ABC, Denver7
Mar. 19: Nuggets at Minnesota – NBA TV
Mar. 21: Nuggets vs. New York
Mar. 23: Nuggets at Portland
Mar. 25: Nuggets vs. Memphis
Mar. 27: Nuggets vs. Phoenix – ESPN
Mar. 29: Nuggets vs. Minnesota
Mar. 31: Nuggets vs. Cleveland – NBA TV
Apr. 2: Nuggets vs. San Antonio
Apr. 4: Nuggets at Los Angeles. – TNT
Apr. 6: Nuggets vs. Atlanta
Apr. 9: Nuggets at Utah
Apr. 10: Nuggets vs. Minnesota – ESPN
Apr. 12: Nuggets at San Antonio
Apr. 14: Nuggets at Memphis
