Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James explained why he embraced Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić during the Lakers' 115-107 road win over the Nuggets on Tuesday.

The individual brilliance of Luka Dončić and LeBron James have made it hard for the Lakers to work as a unit at times. But not on Tuesday.

Luka Doncic did a little of everything Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers flipped the script in Denver. He posted a 38-point triple-double while Los Angeles rallied after halftime to beat the Denver Nuggets 115-107 on the road.

The Denver Nuggets, through the past several weeks, have been without three key components of their typical rotation, with two of those names residing in the starting lineup: Jonas Valanciunas, Cam Johnson,