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The Lakers came into Wednesday night’s game winless and facing off against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets. They came out still winless, getting blown out 110-99.
The game started fast on both ends, and with Austin Reaves getting the start because Russell Westbrook is dealing with a hamstring injury, the team was shooting better and scoring more. The team shot better overall, 40% from the field, but the three-point shooting continued to be poor, going 2-for-9 in the first. Another shocking stat was LeBron going scoreless in the first and only having one field goal attempt in the closing seconds of the quarter.
In the second, LeBron started taking charge offensively. He scored 7 of the team’s first 13 points to start the quarter. On the other side, Joker got going in the second with beautiful passes, a couple of tough shots against Anthony Davis, and Denver dominated the boards 29-23, but given how badly the Lakers have been losing the battle of the boards a six-rebound gap is an improvement. The Lakers kept fighting and ended the quarter with a 13-3 run. The closing minute was a beautiful sequence for the purple and gold. It started with an AD lob, a steal, a Lonnie Walker layup, and another steal, followed by an Anthony Davis layup making the game even at 54 entering halftime.
The Lakers have lost every third quarter this season. Wednesday was no exception. The Nuggets dominated the paint and outscored the Lakers 32-17 in the half. On the road against a Western Conference favorite, that’s not going to get it done. Near the eight-minute mark, we got our most recent Anthony Davis injury scare when he jumped up to contest a shot and took a forearm to the back from Joker. This injury is no surprise, as AD has had low back issues since preseason. Luckily he was able to return and looked healthy, given the circumstances.
In the fourth, the Lakers never really got going or closed the gap substantially. Matt Ryan hit a jumper to cut the lead to seven, and after that, it was all Nuggets. The only other highlight from the Lakers in the fourth was an animated Darvin Ham getting T’d up in frustration with the officiating. The Lakers kept things competitive for as long as they could, but ultimately, the Nuggets are just the better team.
The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a tough start to the 2022-23 season as they dropped to 1-4 on Wednesday after a 119-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors to begin a 4-game road trip. The loss brought up some familiar issues as the Sixers continue to try and find their way.
Philadelphia once again struggled in transition defense as the Raptors made it look easy with their offense and they were able to knock down 16 triples in their win. The Sixers also played slowly again as they had trouble really getting into their offensive sets at an efficient pace.
As they prepare for another matchup with the Raptors on Friday, coach Doc Rivers still believes the Sixers can win games, but things need to start changing for his team.
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