The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 119-108, on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal-round series. The Nuggets lead the series, 3-1.

The Lakers (1-3) were down to their proverbial last out in the series coming into the night, but the first half portended a potential sweep-averting victory. Los Angeles owned a five-point lead after one over the Nuggets (3-1), and their advantage was up to 13 points by halftime. Denver was able to make a two-point dent in its deficit in the third, but the hosts matched them point for point in the fourth quarter to secure the solid victory.

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 33 points, adding 14 rebounds, 14 assists, one steal and one block. Michael Porter Jr. furnished 27 points, 11 boards, one assist and one steal. Jamal Murray supplied 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block. Kentavious Caldwell-Cope registered 14 points, three assists, two rebounds and four steals.

LeBron James paced the Lakers with 30 points, supplementing them with five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block. Anthony Davis generated a 25-point, 23-rebound double-double that included six assists and one block. Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell generated matching 21-point efforts while recording six and four assists, respectively. Russell added four rebounds.

The series now shifts back to Ball Arena in Denver for Game 5, which takes place Tuesday night.