Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points but could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers from slumping to a third straight defeat in a 126-106 pounding by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA on Thursday.In other games on Thursday,

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The Denver Nuggets are set to host the Los Angeles Lakers as Nikola Jokic will be able to square off against his good friend Luka Doncic once again. That is if there is no setbacks and Doncic is 100% good to go. The Lakers just finished a road matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, suffering a 126-106 loss -- their third defeat in a row.