The victory offered plenty of promise for the new-look Lakers, with Luka Doncic, acquired at the deadline, going off for 32 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in his best game since being traded to Los Angeles. After the win, head coach JJ Redick offered some fiery words for his team in the locker room.

It built my belief in what we can accomplish." JJ Redick following the Lakers' win over the Nuggets Saturday night 🔥 (via @Lakers ) The Lakers outscored the Nuggets 60-46 in the second half. Led by four of five Lakers starters scoring 21+ points,

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by rookie head coach JJ Redick, put on quite the show in Saturday night’s win against a familiar rival, the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers were able to limit reigning MVP Nikola Jokic to only 12 points, while simultaneously forcing 20 turnovers in the dominant road win.