Luka Doncic had 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in just three quarters of work, and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 120-108 in a matchup of injury-depleted Western Conference contenders.

In a game between two teams missing multiple starters, the Los Angeles Lakers still had Luka Dončić. That ended up making a pretty big difference. Behind 31 points from the superstar many believe Los Angeles shouldn't have,

Doncic scores 21 of his 31 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers lead by as much as 30 in the second half of a 120-108 victory over a Denver team playing without stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal

With the game out of reach, rookie guard Bronny James was given three minutes of playing time in the fourth quarter. Many people reacted to his performance on social media. @ProvideContext: "Bronny is way too unselfish in these garbage minutes and these other dudes just want to chuck.