Luka Doncic had 32 points and 10 rebounds, LeBron James scored 25 points and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers beat the Nuggets 123-100 on Saturday night to end Denver's nine-game winning streak.

Guard Austin Reaves, who had a stellar game of his own with 32 points and seven assists, said the NBA's all-time leading scorer "doesn't have anything else to prove." Head coach JJ Redick was similarly effusive and made it clear he wasn't "glazing" the superstar.

The St. Louis native is an athletic, physical forward with a high basketball IQ and few faults in his game apart from not being one of the league's most elite shots from beyond the arc. He gets where he wants when he wants,

While they were without Luka Dončić as he continues to work his way fully back from a calf injury, they managed a 110-102 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Thursday's Western Conference showdown at Moda Center.

LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102 on Thursday night. The Lakers were without guard Luka Doncic,

Another NBA All-Star weekend is in the books and, depending on who you ask, it was either a step in the right direction or the worst thing that's ever been put on television. In that way, it was exactly like every other All-Star weekend.

Coming off two ugly losses, LeBron James took matters into his own hands to get the Los Angeles Lakers back on track with a dominant outing in Thursday's 110-102 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James drew some blowback on Sunday night as he announced he would not participate in the All-Star Game 90 minutes before gametime.

Mavericks guard Dante Exum suffered an injury scare against the Lakers after taking a big hit from LeBron James.