The Denver Nuggets have put together one of their best stretches of basketball this season. The Nuggets will attempt to continue their solid play when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
The Nuggets (21-25) are riding a three-game winning streak after a 123-112 win over the Phoenix Suns in their last outing Saturday despite playing without star forward Nikola Jokiu0107. Jokiu0107 sustained a strained hip flexor in Thursday's 127-120 victory over the Suns. He is listed as day-to-day.
Jokiu0107 had been on a roll recently until coming up lame. He is averaging 23.