By Leobert Julian A. de la PeñaThe Denver Nuggets made sure to cap off their ring ceremony night with an opening win as they outdueled the Los Angeles Lakers, 119-107, during the kickoff game schedule of the NBA season last October 25, 2023. However, Los Angeles ramped up their intensity in the second half and trimmed their double-digit deficit to just three points, 87-84. The purple nation’s 13-0 scoring run made it possible which started in the last three minutes of the third period until the opening minutes of the fourth. After that waxing hot outing, the Lakers never came back and showed signs of fatigue as they only scored 11 points in seven minutes. Meanwhile, the Lakers got 21 points from LeBron James and 18 from newcomer Taurean Prince but the Nuggets’ high-octane performance in the final period denied them from taking an early win in the opening NBA season.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2023 16:22 UTC