DENVER — Even with both teams eventually down multiple key players, Thursday night at Ball Arena was the Lakers’ biggest test against a potential Western Conference playoff team in nearly a month. And they learned more about what it’ll take to compete with the other top teams in the West,

The Los Angeles Lakers' winning streak came to an end as their comeback attempt fell short against the Denver Nuggets.

Aaron Gordon turns in a playoff career night and Denver finds its A-game to put L.A. on the brink of elimination. Shaun Powell The Nuggets deflate the Lakers with an impressive team effort, getting 20 or more points from 4 players in their Game 3 victory.

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Thursday night on a three-game winning streak. The standings were tightening like a vise. One win over the Denver Nuggets and suddenly the Lakers would climb past them and into fifth place in the Western Conference.

LeBron James finds himself atop another all-time NBA record after a historic bucket in the Lakers' game Thursday against the Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets yielded some positive takeaways for head coach JJ Redick.