The Los Angeles Lakers lost a seventh straight game for the first time in Phil Jackson’s 16-year coaching career Thursday against the Denver Nuggets. The final score was 113-86.
Kleiza scored career-high 29 points and Carmelo Anthony had 26 as the Nuggets handed the Lakers their 13th loss in 16 games.
Kleiza was doing a great job putting it through the hoops, hitting 10-of-13 shots, including 5-of-6 from the arc.
Iverson added 14 points and 13 assists and Marcus Camby had 11 points and 14 boards for the Nuggets, who moved into a tie with the Lakers for the sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
Bryant’s 25 points led the free-falling Lakers, who couldn’t capitalize on the return of Luke Walton and Lamar Odom despite building a double-digit lead in a mostly stellar first half.
