SportsLine's model simulated the Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday

The Los Angeles Lakers (40-24) and Denver Nuggets (42-24) are all set to square off from Ball Arena in Denver. The Lakers had a challenging game last night against the Milwaukee Bucks. They were down big for much of the game and couldn’t generate offense outside of Luca Doncic.

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While the Lakers did lose, the team should feel proud that they were able to fight with so many crucial role players missing. Even rookie Bronny James saw decent game action against the Nuggets. James finished the game by playing 16 minutes for Los Angeles. During that time he scored five points and grabbed two rebounds.

Bronny James fired back at a heckler who made comments about his father, LeBron James, during the Lakers' road loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, March 14.

Bronny James’ name never seems to fade too far from the media. While James hasn’t played significant minutes during his rookie season, he and his father LeBron James have been a hot topic lately, especially after the latter’s public confrontation with Stephen A.