NBA royalty takes the court on Saturday night as the Denver Nuggets host the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers. The Nikola Jokic-led Nuggets rank third in the Western Conference behind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies.

As McClung put together a performance that included leaping over a Kia sedan, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant posted on X: "mac might make me decide to dunk." Morant then replied to his own post, inviting LaVine and Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon to join him.

This snapped a nine-game winning streak. Denver now sits at 37-20 on the season, half a game behind the second-place Memphis Grizzlies. "We were outplayed tonight, we were outcoached tonight," said Malone.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon could be interested in making an NBA Slam Dunk Contest comeback after Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant inquired about a potential comeback. Inspired by Mac McClung's three-peat NBA Slam Dunk Contest performance last Saturday,

Denver’s recent hot streak has helped them climb up the Western Conference standings after their slow start to the season. They currently sit third in the West standings with a 36-19 record, and they are only half of a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the second seed.

The Grizzlies have been struggling a bit recently and are hoping to get back on track. They are 3-4 in their last seven games with all three of their wins being by just single-dig

If the Grizzlies can't reach their first NBA Finals in franchise history this season, Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report has Memphis acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden Mc

Ahead of the game, the Knicks revealed some news about All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns that Grizzlies fans will surely want to keep an eye on.

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The Memphis Grizzlies are hosting the New York Knicks Friday night in a rematch from their game one month ago. The Grizzlies fell flat in their last game, havin

The Nuggets (37-19) have won nine consecutive games, matching their best streak from the 2022-23 championship season. By coupling their win with a Memphis loss, they also moved into second place in the Western Conference for the first time this season.

The Memphis Grizzlies looked headed for a three-game losing streak before Ja Morant and several role players made clutch plays in the comeback win.