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LOS ANGELES – Nikola Jokic delivered a dominant triple-double performance as the Denver Nuggets launched the defense of their NBA championship crown with a season-opening 119-107 victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time).
There are two games in the NBA opening day schedule this morning (Manila time) and the league’s oldest player will be in action for the Los Angeles Lakers against the defending champion Denver Nuggets in one of the contests. LeBron James, 38, was once the youngest NBA player but that was 20 seasons ago. Now, The Chosen One’s the senior statesman and looking to become the first player to score 40,000 career points, a feat that will be accomplished about 50 games into the season if he averages 28 points a game. The other game pits Golden State against Phoenix.