Jamal Murray sank a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left and Russell Westbrook stole the inbounds pass for a exclamation-point dunk as the Denver Nuggets rebuffed the scrappy, short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 131-126 on Friday night.

Austin Reaves was pleased with the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers going toe-to-toe with the Denver Nuggets despite the loss.

Austin Reaves finished with 37 points and Dalton Knecht scored 32, but the Lakers faltered in the final seconds and suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

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To the surprise of just about everyone, the Lakers have put up 40 points in the first quarter despite being without four starters and lead by eight going into the second period. Austin Reaves, the one starter who is playing, leads everyone with 12 points, and L.A. has a monstrous 19-7 edge in rebounding.