Facing the Nuggets, who were ranked ninth in the West with a record of 19 wins and 26 losses, the Lakers crushed the Nuggets by 21 points with a score of 99 to 78!
The Lakers were indeed in good form during this period; being thrashed by the Bulls was a true demonstration of the disparity in skill, but the form was still there. Otherwise, Zhang Hao couldn't have scored 21 points on 8 out of 11 shooting attempts in the last quarter against the Bulls.
The Nuggets' highest scorer tonight was Mutombo, who scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds on 8 out of 10 shooting attempts, while the entire Nuggets team only scored 78 points, showing that the Lakers' defense has been pretty good lately.
The highest scorer for the Lakers was Zhang Hao, with 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks on 11 out of 21 shooting, 0 out of 2 from three-point range, and 5 out of 6 free throws.
