Nuggets push Lakers to brink as Embiid's 50 points lead Sixers over Knicks

The defending champion Nuggets erased a 10-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Lakers 112-105 in Los Angeles. Aaron Gordon scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic added 24 points, another 15 boards and nine assists for the Nuggets, who took a 3-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. No NBA team has rallied from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series. "We've got to figure out how to get one (win) on Saturday to stay alive," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said.