Five takeaways from the Lakers' season-opening, 119-107 loss to the defending NBA champions Nuggets in Denver on Tuesday.
Five takeaways from the Lakers’ season-opening, 119-107 loss in Denver on Tuesday: The Lakers won the minutes they played LeBron James Tuesday, the 21-year veteran racing down the court with the ball past younger defenders and through weaker ones who were keeping up. He scored 21 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists, the Lakers outscoring Denver by seven in his court time.
And add in another perfectly crafted role player in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and you can see why Denver is the opening night favorite to win the title. This team is loaded, and if the Lakers are serious about winning a championship, they’re going to need better answers for Denver. The Lakers couldn’t really get a favorable whistle early — not so much a comment on the officiating as much as it is on Denver’s aggressiveness from the tip, where it set the tone.
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