LeBron James has promised the Los Angeles Lakers will hit back after being caught cold by a performance for the ages from Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in game one of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday.
Jokic delivered an unstoppable assault on the Lakers, with the 6ft 11in Serb racking up yet another triple-double with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists as the Nuggets won 132-126 at Ball Arena.
It was in the first half when the damage was done by one-seed Denver, taking a commanding 72-54 lead into the intermission with Jokic completely dominant.
