Anthony Davis, who had 17 first-half points, goes scoreless in second half and the Lakers lose their season opener in Denver to reigning NBA champions.
They all sought to downplay any simmering animosity from a summer of back-and-forth trash talk between the Lakers and NBA champion Denver Nuggets. They talked about the need to turn the page on last season and look forward to a 2023-24 season that the Lakers and Nuggets were set to open the regular season against each other Tuesday night at Ball Arena. When Lakers coach Darvin Ham was asked if his comments on a podcast in which he said “this ain't over” was sending notice to Denver that L.A.
Even with five players scoring in double figures, the Lakers could not overcome the Nuggets because they also had five score in double figures. James, in his 21st season, led the Lakers with 21 points and eight rebounds. Taurean Prince had 18 points, Anthony Davis contributed 17 points, all in the first half, and eight rebounds, Austin Reaves finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell added 11 points.
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