Doncic and Reaves neutralize Spurs as Lakers make playoff push

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs (125-109) at Crypto.com Arena in California. The win gives them the NBA's third-best home record this regular season, behind only the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Without LeBron James, absent due to injury, the Lakers were led by Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. The Slovenian was just one rebound shy of a triple-double (21 points and 14 assists), while the American finished as the top scorer of the duel (30 points).

The Lakers' victory was also made possible thanks to the offensive contribution of other players such as Jordan Goodwin and Dorian Finney-Smith, who each scored 15 points.

The Spurs continue to suffer the loss of their star player, Victor Wembanyama. Without the young French center and without De'Aaron Fox, who will not play the rest of the season, Stephon Castle was the top player with 23 points.

Nuggets silence the Chase Center

Thanks to a great first half, the Denver Nuggets managed to storm the Chase Center in California by beating the Golden State Warriors (105-114), despite being without star Nikola Jokic.

Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook made the fans forget the absence of the Serbian. The former scored 38 points, being the top scorer of the game. The latter recorded a triple-double (12 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds), a figure that Jokic is known for. Michael Porter Jr. closed with a double-double (21 points and 10 rebounds).

The Warriors' reaction came late. Jimmy Butler was the top scorer (23 points), and Stephen Curry went somewhat unnoticed (20 points).