The Denver Nuggets roll into the desert tonight as 5.5-point road favorites against a Phoenix Suns team that is desperately trying to claw out of the Play-In bracket.
The Warriors played the game with a skeleton crew. Steph Curry (runner's knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) were both ruled out. The frontcourt got even thinner as Draymond Green was scratched five minutes before tipoff with lower back soreness. Horford took his place and drew the unenviable assignment of guarding Jokic. But riding an electric finish by Brandin Podziemski, the Warriors notched a spirited 128-117 win.
I'm looking at Jaylen Brown, and I'm saying I would give it to him. The MVP doesn't always go to the best player. If that's the case, Michael Jordan would have won it about 10 times, okay? The fact of the matter is sometimes it goes to the most valuable individual [during] that particular season - taking all things into consideration in terms of what you bring it to the table, what you have to work with, and what you're working against.
Gilgeous-Alexander was ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Detroit Pistons as he continues to work his way back from an abdominal strain that has sidelined him since Feb. 3. It will be his 11th missed game this season, and he'll need to play in at least 16 of the remaining 22 regular-season games to be eligible for a second consecutive MVP award.
The first time chants of "Let's go, La-kers" rang out in Ball Arena, Denver's rowdy home crowd booed the unwelcome slogan into silence. Minutes later when the game ended, there weren't enough home fans left to quiet the purple and gold faithful. The Lakers overcame a 16-point deficit in the third quarter to notch one of their most significant wins of the season, taking down the Denver Nuggets 115-107 on Tuesday. Luka Doncic recorded his fifth triple-double of the season with 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while LeBron James had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković has been named by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the head coach for team world for this years NBA All-Star game. Rajaković is one of the NBA's prominent international coaches and he earned this honor by guiding Toronto to one of their best seasons in many years. Rajaković is the third coach in Toronto Raptors history to coach during the All-Star game, joining Dwayne Casey and Nick Nurse