LeBron James Stats Tonight: How did Lakers star fare against Nuggets? (Feb. 22)

LeBron James and the LA Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. It was a highly anticipated matchup as everyone wanted to see if the duo of James and Luka Doncic could finally dethrone the Nuggets, who've been a menacing team to the Lakers in the past few seasons.

James came from a hot 40-point game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Looking at the first quarter of Saturday night's matchup, the King cooled off a bit and only added four points. Carrying the majority of the offensive load was Luka Doncic, who had a scorching hot performance after scoring 16 points in the opening period.

Come the second quarter, LeBron James came alive with an 11-point output. He racked up his total score to 15 points and took over the second period. James and Doncic's efforts in the first half helped the Lakers come up with a comfortable 63-54 lead over the Nuggets.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3-FG	FT
LeBron James	25	9	5	1	3	11-19	1-4	2-3

In the third quarter, LeBron James had lots of help from his teammates. Aside from Luka Doncic, both Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura hit the 20-point mark in the third period. The four LA Lakers starters led by example and ensured to maintain their lead throughout the first three quarters.

LA never trailed heading into the fourth quarter. Ultimately, the Lakers snapped their eight-game losing streak against the Nuggets with a dominant 123-100 finish. James nearly finished with a double-double while Doncic finished with a double-double performance, marking their first strong showing as an All-Star duo.

Lakers vs Nuggets: LeBron James and Luka Doncic pop off in Denver

The LA Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. It was a dominant showing by the Purple and Gold as they humiliated the home team Nuggets with an overwhelming 123-100 victory.

Four of the Lakers starters led by example and proved how dominant they can be if all goes well leading to the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic were the main stars of the night as the All-Star duo rattled Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. Despite playing similar roles on the hardwood, James and Doncic made things work.

LeBron added 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and one steal. Luka, on the other hand, had a magical night with 32 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and one block.

As for the other two starters, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, they kept up with their All-Star duo, putting up solid performances as well. Reaves had a great showing on Saturday against the Nuggets as he added 23 points, seven assists and four rebounds. As for Hachimura, he put up 21 points and four assists.

The Lakers (34-21) are now just a win shy from tying with the Houston Rockets (35-21) for fourth place in the Western Conference standings.