DENVER — It started with a few choice words after a step-back 3-pointer in the first quarter.
Then, he picked up a technical foul entering halftime after complaining that he was fouled on a drive. Early in the third quarter, after drilling another off-the-dribble 3-pointer, he barked at a pair of fans sitting courtside. On a drive against Jamal Murray for a floater, Luka Dončić shook his head in disbelief toward the Denver Nuggets bench.
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The dagger was splitting two defenders, Michael Porter Jr. and Murray, for a one-handed runner to push the Los Angeles Lakers’ lead to 20 points and force the Nuggets to call timeout to empty their bench.
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