The Los Angeles Lakers were back in action Wednesday night for a road matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The team came in losing their previous four and looked to close out their season on a positive note. Jeremy Lin was ruled out just before tip-off as Jabari Brown got the start in his place. Check out the highlights provided by TWC SportsNet below:
Lakers force the TO and it leads to a Kelly dunk
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Three-point play for the Big Boss, as Ed Davis gets fouled on the layup and hits the following free throw. Lakers trail 18-12.
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Also, if you're wondering, Lakers trail 31-22 with 2:45 remaining in the first.
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Nuggets up 35-33 after a quarter over Lakers
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Tarik Black with the wide-open dunk after the Nuggets were too scared to leave Ryan Kelly to rotate over.
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The Lakers take a 43-41 lead midway through the second quarter behind 10 points from Ryan Kelly and a 21-6 advantage in bench scoring.
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Ryan Kelly is feeling it, as he leads all players with 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting. pic.twitter.com/3qjqWiyVMq
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Halftime Score: Lakers 54, Nuggets 58
Lakers start the second half on a 5-0 run and regain the lead at 59-58.
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Kelly goes baseline for the layup
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Jabari drives and scores
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Well that was a rough quarter for the Lakers. After trailing by just 4 at the half, Lakers now trail 23 after three quarters.
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Dwight gets into the paint and scores #And1
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Dang Dwight Buycks with the ankle breaker three-pointer – also Lakers down 20
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Clarkson steal, Clarkson to Davis for the bucket
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Final Score: Lakers 101, Nuggets 119