Jokic, Nuggets Beat Lakers in 129-118 Victory
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of being eliminated from the NBA Play-In Tournament, seemingly falling apart just before playoffs get underway in mid-April.
The Los Angeles Lakers are on the brink of being eliminated from the NBA Play-In Tournament, seemingly falling apart just before playoffs get underway in mid-April.
The Los Angeles Clippers saw their seven-game winning streak end on Sunday with a tough loss against the Chicago Bulls.
The National Basketball Association game scheduled for tonight between the San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center has been postponed in accordance with the league’s Health and Safety Protocols.
The reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers created a winning streak after playing three games in six days. Their rebounding, shooting accuracy, and ball movement are their most lucrative qualities.
Paul George has been in and out of the lineup this season due to injury, but one thing he has proved is that his clutch gene is still intact hitting a dagger with 13.7 seconds left for the 108-105 win over the Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined $25,000 for recklessly throwing the basketball toward a game official and into the spectator stands, it was announced Sunday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident, for which DeRozan was assessed one technical foul and ejected, occurred with 5:01 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Spurs’ 117-103 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, April 20 at AT&T Center. To view the incident, click on the following link: http://www.nba.com/video/2019/04/21/bbops-nuggets-spurs-042019
In Michael Beasley’s return to the Los Angeles Lakers, he has averaged 12.3 points in 15.3 minutes per game off the bench. With the absence of Lebron James and Rajon Rondo, the Lakers have needed players to step up and give the team quality minutes. “He’s a professional scorer and we need that right now,” Lakers’ coach Luke Walton said. “We really missed that from him while he was gone and it’s nice to be able to have someone that you feel confident you can put him in action and he can put a lot of pressure on the other
Lakers’ rookie Johnathan Williams made his NBA debut against the San Antonio Spurs as he introduced himself to the Staples Center crowd with a two-handed dunk on his first play of the game. After Lakers’ starting center JaVale McGee fouled out and Ivica Zubac found himself in foul trouble, Lakers’ coach Luke Walton called Williams’ number. Though Williams’ first NBA game ended in an overtime loss, he racked up eight points on 4-5 shooting, grabbed four rebounds and three blocks in 14 quality minutes. Williams joined Laker great Magic Johnson and Andre Ingram as just the third Lakers rookie of all time to notch eight points and three blocks in their NBA debut.
The Los Angeles Clippers are quickly becoming one of the most underrated teams in the NBA and have now improved to 7-1 at home. Lou Williams poured in 23 points off the bench, Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris added 19 and 18 points respectively, to give the Clippers (9-5) a 116-111 victory over the San Antonio Spurs (7-7) Thursday night at Staples Center.
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The Lakers took the contending San Antonio Spurs into overtime to unhinge their gameplay and land a 122-112 victory.
For the first time this season, the Lakers concocted a three-game winning streak.
These line ups had the skill and force to earn winning streaks, sweep teams in the playoffs and hoist up the Larry O‘Brien trophy at the very end of seasons.
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