The Los Angeles Lakers star had one of the most impressive games of the season to lead his team to a comeback win against the Denver Nuggets.
Published on January 21, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers had a 38-point triple-double in a second-half rally to claim a 115-107 road victory over the Denver Nuggets in Colorado on Tuesday.
The Lakers appeared to be in trouble after an explosive first half from Denver, which led 71-57 at the break thanks to Jamaal Murray’s 26 points.
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But an improved Los Angeles defensive effort held off Murray after halftime, and Doncic and LeBron James kept the points flowing as the Lakers claimed an impressive victory.
Doncic had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while James added 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Lakers outscored Denver 58-36 in the second half.
“They were playing great basketball, Murray was playing at an All-Star level … they have a lot of good players,” Doncic said. “We just stuck together and fought this.”
The Lakers improved to 26-16 with the win, while third-ranked Denver fell to 29-15.
The Rockets won the Texas Derby against the Spurs
In San Francisco, a season-ending knee injury to Jimmy Butler led the Golden State Warriors to a 145-127 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday.
Emmanuel Quickley led Toronto with 40 points in the wire-to-wire victory.
In Houston, the Rockets snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ three-game winning streak, overcoming a 16-point deficit to win 111-106 over their in-form Texas rivals.
Reed Shepard led the scoring with a 21-point cameo in the fourth quarter with 12 points to drag Houston over the line.
Turkish international Alperen Sengun added 20 points and Kevin Durant scored 18 to lead Houston to victory.
The Rockets went on a 13-0 run after trailing by 16 points in the third quarter to help erase San Antonio’s advantage.
“We had good energy the whole game,” Shepard said.
“When we cut the lead a little bit in the fourth quarter, it was just ‘keep fighting, stay together, we’re close, keep putting the pieces together and make a big run’.
“And that’s what we did. It was a great team effort.”
San Antonio looked to be cruising, outscoring Houston 39-28 in the first quarter before taking a 70-60 lead after a fast start.
But the Spurs’ shooting accuracy evaporated in the fourth quarter as they shot just 7-28 from the field and failed to make a single three-pointer on 13 attempts.
Julian Champaigny led San Antonio’s scoring with 27 points, while Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox each added 14 points.
In other games on Tuesday, the Chicago Bulls dropped 25 three-pointers in a 138-110 home rout of the Los Angeles Clippers, with Kobe White leading the scorers with 27 points.
In Salt Lake City, Keyonte George scored 43 points to top Anthony Edwards’ 38-point performance as the lowly Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-122.