LOS ANGELES: The Denver Nuggets rallied to push LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as the Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 50 points from Joel Embiid, clawed back a win against the Knicks.

The defending champion Nuggets erased a 10-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Lakers 112-105 in Los Angeles.

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