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Ty Lawson took advantage of a sluggish Los Angeles defense, tallying 30 points and 17 assists as the Denver Nuggets topped the Lakers 134-126 in a shootout at Pepsi Center.

Reflecting on his game during a monthlong recovery from a broken left rib has helped Ty Lawson come back strong.

Since the return of Ty Lawson a couple of games ago, the Denver Nuggets have been playing at a much higher level than without their point guard, but do they have any playoff hope left? They beat the eighth-place Dallas Mavericks and are set to take on the miserable Lakers tonight.

While NBA players rarely acknowledge tanking, fans are usually able to come to terms with the onerous reality when it's finally time for their favorite team to knock down the remaining dominos and rebuild.

Nate Robinson 's season may be over, but his time in Denver appears to be just beginning.

Kevin Martin finished with 22 points, including eight from the free throw line in the final 30 seconds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hang on for a 132-128 triumph over the Denver Nuggets on Monday at Pepsi Center.

The energetic Sanders who troubled the Denver Nuggets was the one Milwaukee Bucks fans were expecting this season.

Carlisle just hope the Mavs will play the next 20 "Super Bowls" much, much better than the one they played Wednesday night, because there was absolutely nothing super about the way the Mavs played against the lowly Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.

Denver Nuggets small forward Quincy Miller blocks a shot by Dallas Mavericks point guard Devin Harris during the first quarter March 5, 2014 at Pepsi Center.

After back to back losses to Denver in November, the Nuggets come to Texas for a prime time match-up.

The stream of injuries has slowed a bit recently, though you wouldn't be able to tell by judging just a few of the NBA's rosters.

So for nearly two hours Tuesday, the first-year Denver Nuggets coach had his team work on nothing but defense and defense and more defense.

Dallas hasn't beaten any of its likely first-round opponents in more than two months - and that's assuming the Mavericks get in after a 12-year streak of reaching the playoffs ended last season.

Dirk Nowitzki joked after a loss to San Antonio that the Mavericks don't "want to see anyone" in the playoffs, given their recent record against winning teams.

The Orlando magic currently has the rights to the worst of the Knicks Nuggets pick.

The Minnesota Timberwolves would hit free throws and the Nuggets would respond with another bomb to chip away at a double-digit lead.

With under two minutes left in the fourth quarter in Monday night's matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets , Lawson had the ball at the top of the key.

The laughter could be heard from the Pepsi Center main court all the way out to the loading dock.

The Denver Nuggets will try to snap a five-game losing streak Monday night when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Pepsi Center.

Now, in his first head-coaching job with the Denver Nuggets, it's tough for Shaw to watch and be unable to inject that grit into his team.