LOS ANGELES ? Voshon Lenard said it was simply a matter of the Denver Nuggets playing with nothing to lose.

Shaquille O'Neal scored 40 points in his return from a three-game suspension Tuesday night, but Lenard scored 13 of his season-high 29 in the fourth quarter as the Nuggets stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91.

The Nuggets (13-28) won for only the fourth time in 18 games and snapped a 14-game road losing streak.


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Denver, 3-16 in road games, won by making 39-of-69 shots, a season-best 56.5 percent.