Entering Sunday as the NBA's last winless team, the Lakers finally broke through against the Nuggets to deliver Darvin Ham his first victory as a head coach.
"Tonight, we needed to prove something to ourselves," Ham said afterward. "Not to the world. Not to the media. We had to prove it to ourselves, and I felt great about how we responded."
Ham's postgame news conference was delayed to accommodate a wardrobe change. His players baptized Ham's first win by giving him a water bottle and ice bucket drenching., who returned from a one-game absence because of lower back tightness to put up 23 points and 15 rebounds. "There's not more we can ask for from a coach. ... We deserve it, he deserves it, and it was good to get him his first win as a head coach.
"He made a speech, and it was like, 'All right, Coach, we don't care what you're saying,' and then we drowned him with water." While Ham got soaked, the Lakers looked like the Splash Brothers. L.A. connected on 8-of-16 from outside in the second half and was 13-for-30 for the game , after having the worst 3-point shooting start to a season in league history through five games.
"I just think the ball had a little pop to it. Guys were penetrating, kicking, finding open shooters, and guys didn't hesitate," Ham said. "I've been saying it since Day 1: Shots are going to fall. Our offense is going to catch up to our defense."
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