While Jokic always shines, the unsung hero in Denver is typically star point guard Jamal Murray. The 27-year-old guard always seems to step up when it matters. But, for Saturday's matchup against the Lakers, the Nuggets have added Murray to the injury report.

This Saturday, we are treated to a clash of the Titans when the Los Angeles Lakers (33-21) and Denver Nuggets (37-19) square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers have been on a tear this calendar year.

In the Nuggets, the Lakers are facing a team that has been their personal slab of Kryptonite over the last couple of years. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games against Nikola Jokić and crew, and that includes their five-game defeat in the first round of last year's playoffs and their four-game sweep at the hands of the Nuggets in 2023.