Los Angeles at Denver

Denver beat the Lakers for the ninth straight time 114-103 in Game 1 as Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds and two others had double-doubles - Jamal Murray (22 points, 10 assists) and Anthony Gordon (12 points, 11 rebounds). LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Edwards had 32 points for the Lakers, who still just don't seem to have enough to defeat the defending champs. Los Angeles is 2-5 ATS its past seven games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5 points and 6-20 ATS its past 26 playoff games as a dog. Denver has covered the spread six of eight first round games and it is 5-1 ATS its past six games overall. The Nuggets won on Saturday despite shooting only six free throws compared to 19 for the Lakers, who lost even though they shot 49 percent. Lay the points with the Nuggets as a Max Play.