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The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 on opening night, with Nikola Jokic leading the Nuggets with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Despite his shooting struggles, DLo contributed with 5 assists for the Lakers, while LeBron James had 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. In a later game, the Sacramento Kings overcame the Lakers 132-127 in overtime, with Anthony Davis scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks for the Lakers. The Lakers then secured a win against the Orlando Magic with a final score of 106-103, where LeBron scored 19 points, DLo scored 28 points and Christian Wood contributed with important minutes. The Lakers' current season record stands at 2-2.
The Magic get two looks to tie the game but the Lakers hold on! Lakers: 106 Magic: 103 Final https://t.co/4nE0lOGwAU
Final: Lakers 106, Magic 103 LA escapes a potentially disastrous 1-3 start with some impressive crunch-time execution. They improve to 2-2. AD had 26 points and 19 rebounds. DLo had 28 points and 8 assists. LeBron had 19 points. Up next: vs. the Clippers on Wednesday.
Final: Lakers 106, Magic 103
Third quarter: Lakers 81, Magic 80 LA closed the quarter on a 9-0 run. Anthony Davis has 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. DLo has 16 points and 8 assists. LeBron has 10 points and 4 assists. A couple of big blocks from Christian Wood late in the frame.
Lakers end the third with a 9-0 run. L.A. 81, Orlando 80. Anthony Davis with 22 points and 13 boards. Franz Wagner leads the Magic with 16.
First quarter: Lakers 29, Magic 24 This is the first time LA hasn't trailed by double digits at the end of the first quarter. AD has 8 points -- LA has found creative ways to get him the ball. The lineup of Hayes/Wood/Reddish/Vincent/DLo edged ORL's bench 13-8 to end the qtr.
Final: Kings 132, Lakers 127 (OT) The Lakers drop to 1-2. This is a disappointing loss considering both Domantas Sabonis (fouled out) and De’Aaron Fox (ankle) exited with several minutes left; LA just couldn’t capitalize on either end. There have been several troubling trends —… https://t.co/ggefdD97ms
Final: Kings 132, Lakers 127 (OT) The Lakers drop to 1-2. This is a disappointing loss considering both Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox fouled out with several minutes left; LA just couldn’t capitalize on either end. There have been several troubling trends — mainly… https://t.co/UHJVyDViaz
Third quarter: Kings 87, Lakers 83 Anthony Davis has 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Taurean Prince has 18 points (five 3). LeBron has 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. AR is 1-for-12. LA has played more of an 8-man rotation tonight.
Halftime: Kings 66, Lakers 55 Kings used a 7-0 run to close the half to stretch their lead back to double-digits. Anthony Davis has 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks. An impressive offensive half for Christian Wood: 11 points, two 3s. Austin Reaves is struggling… https://t.co/AN98N6xMAN
First quarter: Kings 41, Lakers 28 Anthony Davis and Taurean Prince each have 7 points. The Kings have made seven 3s -- they're spreading LA out and staying one pass ahead. LA has also missed half its FTs (6/12). One positive was running more of the offense through AR in the… https://t.co/7o2oaTHCT8
Kings give up the lead late, trail 60-57 at the half. Fox leads with 14 points. Sabonis is up to 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. 8 points each for Murray, Monk and Vezenkov.
Final: Lakers 100, Suns 95 It was an ugly win, but LA will take it. They improve to 1-1. LeBron had 21 pts, 8 rebs and 9 asts in 35 min. AD had 30 pts, 13 rebs, 3 stls and 3 blks. Some important minutes from Christian Wood and Gabe Vincent. Up next: at SAC on Sunday.
Third quarter: Suns 84, Lakers 72 The Lakers have absolutely no answer against Kevin Durant, who has 30 points on 10-for-17 FGs (10-for-12 FTs). He's taken over this game. LeBron has 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. AD has 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Halftime: Suns 52, Lakers 48 LeBron has 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Anthony Davis has 11 points and 5 rebounds. DLo has 10 points. LA outscored Phoenix by 15 points in the 6 minutes KD was off the floor. They also limited PHX to 0 second-chance points that quarter.
First quarter: Suns 30, Lakers 18 LA shot 34.8% in the first and was outrebounded 17-10. Phoenix is outscoring them 12-2 on second-chance points. Some of those were long misses -- but they were also just too slow to loose balls. Anthony Davis has 5 points. DLo and AR have 4 pts.
The Lakers scored two points in the final 6 minutes of the 1st Q, after scoring just four points in the final 6 minutes of the 1st against Denver. The second unit has been struggling to get, and convert, shots. Phoenix leads 30-18.
Kings lead 72-58 heading to the half. Harrison Barnes torches the Jazz for 27 points. Nine points each for Murray and Sabonis. 13-of-28 shooting from 3 for Sacramento.
Harrison Barnes has 27 points at half in Utah. He’s 10-of-11 shooting, made all five of his 3s. Kings up 72-58.
Kings lead the Jazz 32-24 after 1Q. Harrison Barnes leads with 13 points. 6 points each De'Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray. Sasha Vezenkov has 5 points off the bench.
After raising their banner and receiving their championship rings, the Nuggets beat the Lakers on opening night, 119-107, behind yet another dominant triple-double from Nikola Jokić. More ⤵️ https://t.co/hL8IOIHKLN
Nuggets pick up where they left off, Nikola Jokic triple-double sparks opening night win over Lakers https://t.co/4lytxPubVQ
Lakers lose in Denver, 119-107, on opening night. LeBron 21p 8r 5a in 29 mins; AD 17p on 6-of-17 (0 pts in 2nd half) 8r 4a 2b; Prince 18p on 4-of-6 from 3; Reaves 14p 8r 4a 2s; D-Lo 11p 7a. LAL shot 10-for-29 from 3; Den 14-for-34 from deep
Final: Nuggets 119, Lakers 107 LA falls short on Denver’s ring night. The Nuggets have beaten the Lakers six straight games. LeBron had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. AD had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Lakers start the season 0-1. Up next: vs. PHX on Thursday.
Third quarter: Nuggets 87, Lakers 80 A couple of big 3s from DLo in that quarter. AD has 17 points. LeBron has 12. They only combined for two points in the third; LA needs to put both of them in better positions offensively. Taurean Prince (15 points) has been awesome tonight.
Halftime: Nuggets 63, Lakers 54 LA responded well to close the half w/ AD on the bench. AD has 17 points. LeBron has 10 — all at the rim. DLo’s shooting struggles against DEN have continued (2-7 FGs), but he has 5 assists. Darvin Ham is using a 10-man rotation. Jokic has 19 & 9.