Luka Donic scored 32 points, got 10 rebounds, stole seven passes and stole four passes while Los Angeles Lakers led to 123-100 from Denver Nags, who won nine consecutive matches, on Saturday night.
“Finally, I feel a little bit,” Donnic said. “Play this game, that’s what I love. In the end, be a little myself, for this reason I was smiling all the game.”
Thus was Liberation James, who got 25 points, 10 rebound balls, five passes and three lumps-several times were at the recipient of the long Dončić pass to get Fastbreak’s buckets where Lakers led from wires to wire against the last Nemisis.
“I am a widespread reception in the generator, who is a natural generator player,” James Class.
Donnic said his chemistry with Lakers, including James, is still emerging. “This is my fourth match,” Donic said. “Chemistry takes some time. I saw today that it is improving. Every day, it improves. … difficult, different, but I am happy to play basketball. Every day it will improve for me. I am happy to be here. I am happy with the new trip.”
The performance of the duo in Denver Lakers and their followers should give a feeling that they can make this kind of deep qualifiers that have retracted them during the past two years when the nuggets wore them in the first round, and won eight of nine when James collaborated with them Anthony Davis.
Lakers had only nine shifts for Denver 22 and 15 stealing to six Nags. While they took only one shot, they made nine other baskets.
Although they surrendered three times from Nicolas Gokic this season, Lakers set up the ruling MVP to shoot out of 7 and forced him to enter half of dozens of dozens.
“It was their night,” said Jamal Murray. “Attack and defensive.”
Lakers never lagged as he won Denver for the first time since April 2022.
Dončić, who scored 19 points at the end of the first half, was slowly adapting to his new team since the big trade and returning to the form after it lost several weeks due to a leg injury. But in Denver, James said he saw Dončić description, a version that led to MAVERICKS to the American Professional League Finals last year.
James said: “Once he started hitting this step 3, he can scream or bark, whether on fans, or us or himself,” James said.
Before Tipoff, JJ Reddick, Lakers coach, said he wants to see the emotional side of Dončić, “To get a moment of blackout where he screams.” He got that moment when Dončić hit three indicators in the last minute of the first half and leave a big screaming.
“It was great,” said Riddik.