Lakers vs Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets travel to Southern California to face off with the winless Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena. It is time to check our glitzy NBA ...

The Lakers are way overdue for a win. The Lakers must fix their shooting issues. The Lakers are a hot mess. The Lakers continued to turn the ball over, losing the ball 22 times. The Lakers continued to struggle from the floor, shooting only 41.6 percent. The Nuggets currently rank 22nd in turnovers and have been careless with the rock. If he can do that, it will allow him an opportunity to get better shots than 25-foot fadeaways that clank off the basket and onto the other team. The Nuggets have their full team back and look to contend for the NBA title this year. The Nuggets rank 27th in blocked shots. led the Nuggets with 32 points on 7 for 15 shooting and 4 for 5 from the triples. However, they struggled at the free-throw line, hitting only 64.7 percent of their opportunities from the charity stripe. Jamal Murray added 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting while nailing 2 of 4 from the triples.

The Lakers (0-5) face Denver (4-2) for a second time in three days, with the game set to tip at 6:30 p.m. Pacific on Spectrum SportsNet.

Denver got off to a good start against the Lakers in the previous matchup, and took a 26-22 lead out of the first quarter, a lead they pushed to as many as 10 in the second quarter. Mikan will become just the 11th player in Lakers history to have a jersey up in the rafters, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33), Elgin Baylor (22), Kobe Bryant (8 and 24), Wilt Chamberlain (13), Gail Goodrich (25), Magic Johnson (32), Shaquille O’Neal (34), Jerry West (44), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and James Worthy (42). His career averages: 23.1 points, 13.4 boards and 2.8 assists (blocks were not tallied at the time). He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. Davis finished the game with 22 points, 14 boards, five assists, three steals, two blocks, and afterwards, AD said he felt OK, and planned to play in the next game. did manage an impressive rally to close the half, however, ripping off a 13-3 run to tie the game at 54 at the half.

Anthony Davis returns hoping to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win in a rematch against the Denver Nuggets.

He sat out the last matchup against the Lakers so he is someone they will have to account for this time around. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! This is a rematch of Wednesday’s matchup in Denver in which the Nuggets won 110-99. He had one of his best games on Wednesday against the Lakers with 31 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and four steals. The big man has been dealing with a back issue since the preseason. going into this one is the status of Anthony Davis.

Russell Westbrook was effective, Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers are winless no more after downing the Nuggets.

They ended the third on a 13-0 run and were up by eight going into the third, which was also their biggest lead of the season. LeBron was still struggling, going 4-of-11 from the field, but the Lakers still were up at the half. If AD was in, Russ was out; if Russ was in, AD was out. He had 11 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field in the first. An eight-point lead is nice, but no lead is safe in the NBA. The defense was good, but the shooting was awful. Russell Westbrook was shaking and baking and looking like the super sub Then Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers took the quarter by storm. By the end of the first, the deficit was five points. LeBron had 26 points, Anthony Davis had a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds, Russ had 16 on 6-of-12 shooting, and Lonnie Walker’s 3-of-5 shooting from three was too much for Denver to overcome. To start, it was another game, another poor shooting night for Los Angeles as they started the first with more poor shooting. He started the quarter scoring back-to-back field goals, and midway through the third, he was the game’s leading scorer despite the rough first half he had.