Los Angeles veteran guard D'Angelo Russell missed 13 of his final 16 shot attempts on Saturday night in Denver, as the Lakers stumbled through a 114-103 Game 1 loss to the Nuggets, but he vowed afterward that he'd 'be ready for the next one.'
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.' season has been centered on the team looking to make up for its flameout in the Western Conference finals a year ago to chase a championship, there's also been a personal redemption arc for point guard, when Russell missed 13 of his final 16 shot attempts and scored 13 points, brought to mind some of his past struggles.
After seeing his role reduced throughout the four-game sweep by the Nuggets last year and losing his starting job before the closeout game, Russell resigned with Los Angeles in the offseason. He survived the trade deadline without being dealt and his play from early January through the end of the regular season was a true bright spot for a Lakers team that came into the first round having won 12 out of 15 games to secure the No. 7 seed.
But his numbers on Saturday -- 30% shooting and 11.1% from 3 with three assists -- echoed that nightmare of a series he experienced.
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