Denver – Lakers JJ Redick coach often refers to a lyric from Old Jay Z song: “Everything was fine just a week ago.”
Upon entering the Friday match against Denver Nags, things were not good for Lakers. They entered a series of losing three games. They were in three beginners in Liberon James, Roy Hachimura and Jackson Hayes. Fourth, Luca Densic, was sitting on the second night of successive. The two main rotating players were not, Dorian Feni Smith and Jabi Vincent, were available because they were able to have long -term injuries.
A week ago, Lakers was mostly healthy, as he was flying to Boston in a series of eight games. A week ago, they climbed the arrangement, not the slip.
But even if the employees did not reflect Lakers a week ago, at least the energy was on Friday, as Lieutenant -General Denver Nagtz paid four quarters before making many mistakes in a 131-126 loss.
Jamal Murray and Nicolas Gokic operated the capture, and opened Murray to take a clean look at a triple index with 5.6 seconds. As in several times against Lakers, the Nags goalkeeper hit the big snapshot.
Austin Reeves, who was crowned the rising season with 31 triple points in Denver, led Cad Lakers (40-25) to discomfort, and recorded 37 along with 13 decisive passes and eight rebounds. Dalton Kancht, who started near his hometown, was getting the utmost point since mid -November with 32, and Shak Milton scored 16 from the bench.
But all the five beginners have ended with dual numbers of Denver (43-24), Lakers runs out of time as much as steam.
Lee Lakers had a chance to force the additional work, but they were unable to get the pass to Reves, with Russell Westbroook get theft and diving in the last seconds.
Before the match, Redick again seemed optimistic about getting more help in Lakers next week, when the team plays five games in Los Angeles, including a pair of fighters on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to wrap where they will play six times in eight days.
It is the first team since 2022 to have six eight -day matches, Lakers plays a makeup game with San Antonio Spears, which was postponed during forest fires in January.
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