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Nuggets beat LeBron-less Lakers 128-104 for 6th win in row

Six Nuggets scored in double figures to end a three-game road skid.

Credit: AP

Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, right, attempts a layup against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

LOS ANGELES — Paul Millsap led six players in double figures with 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without LeBron James, 128-104 for their sixth straight victory.

James missed his first game of the season because of a thoracic muscle strain. Anthony Davis did his best to make up for James' absence with 32 points and 11 rebounds.

But Denver dominated the second half and led by 23 points early in the fourth quarter.

Six Nuggets scored in double figures to end a three-game road skid.

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