The Los Angeles Lakers will return home after a tough four-game road trip. The Lakers end their four-game road trip at 0-4 after tough losses to the Boston Celt

On Friday, it looked as if the short-handed Lakers were going to shock the Nuggets, but miscues down the stretch led to another loss.

The Lakers have now fallen to fifth in the Western Conference standings after losing to the Nuggets. Yet, the loss wasn't all bad for them. This game allowed Bronny James to get some real playing time. He played 16 minutes in this game, which is the most playing time he has seen in Los Angeles.

Fortunately, with the game on the line, Nikola Jokic set a massive (moving?) screen, taking out two defenders, which opened the door for Jamal Murray to save the day for the Nuggets. It was an ugly win for the Nuggets,

Hometown kid Dalton Knecht helped out the Lakers with 32 points in a starting role. The Nuggets couldn’t defend, but they found enough buckets in the end.

Denver struggled against a depleted Lakers team, and coach Michael Malone has to walk a fine line between urgency and rest.