NBA: Nuggets humble Lakers; Raptors register record comeback
December 23, 2019 Basketball

- Denver Nuggets registered a 128-104 road victory over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets (20-8) won their sixth straight game to pull within three games of the Lakers (24-6), who dropped their third game in a row
- Paul Millsap scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic added 18 and Will Barton had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Denver. For the Lakers, Davis produced 32 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots
- Oklahoma City Thunder thumps the Los Angeles Clippers 118-112
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points while New Zealand center Steven Adams added 20 points and 17 rebounds for Thunders’
- Defending champion Toronto made the greatest comeback in club history, rallying from a 30-point deficit to defeat visiting Dallas 110-107
- Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and also passed off 10 assists while Chris Boucher had a career-high 21 points to spark the Raptors’ comeback victory