LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers, fuelled by 30 points from star LeBron James, gave themselves “another lifeline” in the National Basketball Association play-offs on April 27, with a 119-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Down 3-0 to the defending champions and facing elimination, the Lakers stood firm on their home floor, weathering a triple-double from Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to send the series back to Denver for Game 5 on April 29.