Nuggets hold on to edge Lakers
Published:Friday | April 9, 2010 | 1:22 PM
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and made a game-saving block at the buzzer to help the Denver Nuggets hold on for a 98-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA last night.
With time winding down, Anthony blocked Derek Fisher\'s shot as Denver won their fourth straight game.
The slumping Lakers gave Kobe Bryant the night off to rest a swollen right knee and an aching right index finger.
Despite a late-season form wobble, Los Angeles remain in control for the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The Lakers need just one more win in their last four or just one more loss by Denver to wrap it up.
In Chicago, the hosts survived some shaky free-throw shooting down the stretch to beat a Cleveland team minus LeBron James 109-108.
In Sacramento, California, Sacramento Kings snapped an eight-game losing streak to beat Los Angeles Clippers 116-94.