Luka Doncic had his best game in a Lakers uniform Saturday night in Denver when he led Los Angeles to a 123-100 win over the Nuggets who had won nine games in a row

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

In the Nuggets, the Lakers are facing a team that has been their personal slab of Kryptonite over the last couple of years. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games against Nikola Jokić and crew, and that includes their five-game defeat in the first round of last year's playoffs and their four-game sweep at the hands of the Nuggets in 2023.