Charles Barkley doubles down on his Nuggets prediction guaranteeing a Lakers loss despite their 11-point halftime lead

Charles Barkley My worst nightmare is the Lakers winning tonight and I have to listen to all the crap on Monday on all the talk shows how the Lakers are contenders Please don't let em win I'mma be nail biting all night tonight

Charles Barkley with an interesting new nickname for the New York Knicks

Charles Barkley I get sick of people saying theyre contenders The Lakers are not a good team I just think it's funny how the media's turned on Luka Doncic I guess were contractually obligated to talk about them every day

Nikola Joki gets animated while addressing his teammates at halftimesince that moment the Nuggets have outscored the Lakers

Jamal Murray silences the crowd after a near over-and-back call hitting the step-back three to give the Nuggets their first lead after being down 20

Jamal Murray makes it a 2-point game after Nuggets trailed by 14 with 7 minutes left in the 4th