Lakers Fall To Denver At Pepsi Center
- Updated: March 2, 2016
A night after D’Angelo Russell wowed the crowd, the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to get a victory in Denver falling 117-107.
Kobe Bryant who did not play versus the Brooklyn Nets did play tonight but was limited to just 11 minutes. He scored five points.
Russell continued his strong scoring performance. He scored 24 points to go along with 6 assists. Julius Randle chipped in with 17 points and 7 rebounds,.
Jordan Clarkson was forced to leave the game early due to left patella strain. He scored 13 points. Brandon Bass scored 11 points off the bench and Marcelo Huertas added 9 points and 8 assists.
For Denver D.J. Augustin led the way with a monster fourth quarter. He ended his night with 26 points and 5 assists. Rookie Emmanuel Mudiay added 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Gary Harris, Nikola Jokic, and Kenneth Faried each reached double figures with 16, 14, and 10 points respectively. Will Barton also reached double figures off the bench with 11 points.
Denver connected on 12/23 three point attempts that was too much for Los Angeles to overcome. The Nuggets also out rebounded the Lakers 42-31.
Up next for Los Angeles they will take on the Atlanta Hawks at the Staples Center on Friday night.
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