After an impressive string of wins, combined with a serious "Murray Flurry,"​ the Nuggets have put themselves in a great position to land a favorable Western Conference playoff seed.

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.

The red-hot Denver Nuggets are back at Ball Arena on Saturday night for a Western Conference showdown with LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) passes the ball as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and forward Chet Holmgren (7) defend in the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday,

The Denver Nuggets have had a solid season thus far as they currently find themselves near the top of the Western Conference standings. After a slow start to the season, the Nuggets have turned things around over the past few months.

Hours before the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Denver Nuggets, 123-100, in a big Western Conference showdown on Saturday night, Lakers head coach JJ Redick issued a challenge to Luka Dončić: "I want him to have a 'blackout episode' tonight where he screams at no one in particular.

As good as Denver's offense has been in February, Los Angeles matches up well against its Western Conference foes, making LeBron James & Co. a valuable play as road underdogs.

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA over the past few weeks. Denver is currently amid a seven-game winning streak, which now has them holding a 35-19 record. They have also climbed to third in the Western Conference standings and now sit just one game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the second seed.

Portland Trail Blazers (23-31, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (35-19, third in the Western Conference)

The Los Angeles Lakers provided a glimpse of what the LeBron James-Luka Doncic pairing is capable of looking like as they dismantled the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Doncic exploded for 32 points while James added 25 and each player filled up the stat sheet to notch a road statement win against a team many believe will prevent the Lakers from advancing deep into the Western Conference bracket.

Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther will be part of All-Star weekend after being selected to the Rising Stars event as an injury replacement. Strawther takes the place of Portland guard Scoot Henderson,