Denver 99-110 defeat… Couldn’t stop Yokichi who played a triple double
Brooklyn’s ‘triangle squad’ also ‘created’ with 3 losses … New York wins 3 games in a row
The Los Angeles Lakers, the representative professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA), suffered four consecutive losses after the opening in seven years.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 99-110 in the away game against the Denver Nuggets in the 2022-2023 NBA regular season held at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on the 27th (Korea time).
The Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost four games in a row since opening day, have fallen to the bottom of 15 teams in the Western Conference.
This is the first time in seven years since the 2015-2016 season that the Los Angeles Lakers have won three consecutive opening games.
This season was the season when club legend Kobe Bryant retired, and the LA Lakers were then 17-65 and at the bottom of the Western Conference.
Denver (2 losses) picked up their third win of the season over the 25 point loss to Portland two days ago.
Nikola Jokic, who posted 28 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, was at the forefront of the victory.
In the LA Lakers, Anthony Davis worked hard with 22 points and 14 rebounds, but the outside gun, considered the chronic weakness of the team, was quiet on that day as well.
Out of 30 three-pointers, he broke the rim eight times.
LeBron James, the team leader who scored 19 points, also made eight threes and missed six.
Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers was out with a hamstring injury.
The LA Lakers, who were trailing from the start, overcame the 10-point gap with Ronnie Walker and Davis aggressively rushing the rim with two minutes left in the first half, ending the first half 54-54.
Then, at the beginning of the third quarter, Jokić drove 10 points and 2 assists in 8 minutes, widening the gap to 78-65.
Nine minutes before the end of the game, James scored three points to catch up 82-89, but after that, Jokic, Zemar Murray, and Bruce Brown played an equally active role to break the chase.
The Brooklyn Nets lost 99-110 to the Milwaukee Bucks in an away game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Brooklyn was highly anticipated with the ‘Triangle Squadron’ sortie from Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons, but they falter in the early stages as they lose their first consecutive loss of the season.
Brooklyn went 1-3, and Milwaukee went on to win 3 in a row without losing after the season opener.
Durant, the ‘scoring machine’, scored 33 points and Irving scored 27 points, but Simmons’ scoring slump after the last game was painful.
Simmons gave nine assists, but only four points, which did not ease the burden of Durant and Irving’s attack.
Defensive power, which is a strong point, was also not shown against Milwaukee ace Giannis Adetokounmpo.
Adetokounmpo posted 43 points and 14 rebounds, turning the bottom of Brooklyn’s goal.
After finishing the third quarter with a score of 78-78, the balance between the two teams was broken from the beginning of the fourth quarter as Adetokounmpo pushed hard.
Adetokounmpo poured in 13 points in 8 minutes and took a 97-85 lead four minutes before the end, and Brooklyn manager Steve Nash called Durant, Simmons and Irving to the bench a minute before the end and raised a white flag.
The New York Knicks also beat the Charlotte Hornets 134-131 at home, Madison Square Garden, to snap a three-game winning streak as Milwaukee.
With a 3-1 record, New York caught up with leaders Milwaukee by half a game in the Eastern Conference.
Charlotte (2 wins) suffered a second loss.
Jalen Brunson, who moved to New York this summer, scored the most in both departments with 27 points and 13 assists, and five players including Julius Randall also contributed to the game by scoring in double figures.
Charlotte also had an even performance with seven players scoring in double figures, but RJ Barrett scored eight points in the fourth quarter to break Charlotte’s chase.
Cleveland 103-92 Orlando
Atlanta 118-113 Detroit
New York 134-131 Charlotte
Toronto 119-109 Philadelphia
Milwaukee 110-99 Brooklyn
Chicago 124-109 Indiana
Minnesota 134-122 San Antonio
Houston 109-101 Utah
Denver 110-99 Lakers
Miami 119-98 Portland
/happy news
