Lakers score

It wasn’t an easy win, but in the fourth, the Davis scored 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench, the first time he’s come off the bench since 2013. Patrick Beverley had a productive night, scoring 18 points on 50% shooting, and LeBron James fell just short of a triple-double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. One Laker scored the team’s first six points to start the game. That player was Beverley. After last night’s game, where it felt like LeBron was the only one getting it going offensively, tonight, there was much more balance to the offense. But while the offense might’ve been balanced, the defense was absent. San Antonio went on a 13-1 run midway through the first to take the lead. Then at the 4:22 mark, Davis Back-to-back big blocks for AD WATCH: But with the rust wearing off, AD got going in the second. He scored five straight to start the second and scored 10 in the quarter. Meanwhile, Rui finally made his first field goal in the second with a nice three and the Lakers closed out the half on a 7-0 run where LeBron, Russ and AD finally gelled well together. L.A. started the second half well. Pat Bev followed up his fantastic first-half performance with an equally good second; he did everything but sell popcorn on Wednesday. He was hitting threes, grabbing rebounds and making the occasional hockey assist, helping the Lakers go on a 13-4 run midway through the third. However, these Lakers can’t ever close anyone early. San Antonio went on a 12-0 run as the La...

The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue. But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives. The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the Warriors thanks to Austin Reaves’ half-court shot that swished through the net at the buzzer. Read more >>> (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Next stop: Denver. The Lakers eliminated the defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 Game 6 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, advancing to face the No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals. Closing out the series on Friday afforded the Lakers extra rest before the conference finals begin Tuesday. It wasn’t quite the 40-point thrashing that the Lakers used to knock out the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but Friday’s victory was comprehensive with five Lakers scoring in double digits. LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis didn’t show any signs of the apparent head injury that knocked him out of Game 5 and delivered 17 points and 20 rebounds. Austin Reaves had 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter that helped the Lakers stave off an early Warriors comeback attempt. The Lakers jumped out to a 17-point lead early, but the Warriors cut it to four. Reaves knocke...

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers chopped into a 21-point second-half deficit, but lost 132-126 to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. After taking a timeout down by five with 26.1 seconds remaining, the Lakers turned the ball over, effectively ending their comeback attempt as Nikola Jokic made a final free throw to put the finishing touch on his 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple-double. Anthony Davis carried the Lakers with 40 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James had 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Austin Reaves led the late charge with 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray had 31 points and former Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Nikola Jokic was fouled with 26.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws to put the Nuggets ahead 131-126. The Lakers have cut the deficit to three on three occasions in the fourth quarter, twice off three-pointers from Austin Reaves. He has 23 points in the game, 11 in the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis has 40 points and 10 rebounds. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Here come the Lakers. A three-pointer from Austin Reaves has the Lakers down by just three points. The Nuggets called a timeout up 124-121 with 3:22 remaining. After a free throw from LeBron James that cut the lead to six, Nikola Jokic turned the ball over trying to pass it to Aaron Gordan. Jokic was guarded by Rui Hachimurau, who has emerged as a key defensive ...

The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue. But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives. The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the Warriors thanks to Austin Reaves’ half-court shot that swished through the net at the buzzer. Read more >>> (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Next stop: Denver. The Lakers eliminated the defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 Game 6 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, advancing to face the No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals. Closing out the series on Friday afforded the Lakers extra rest before the conference finals begin Tuesday. It wasn’t quite the 40-point thrashing that the Lakers used to knock out the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but Friday’s victory was comprehensive with five Lakers scoring in double digits. LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis didn’t show any signs of the apparent head injury that knocked him out of Game 5 and delivered 17 points and 20 rebounds. Austin Reaves had 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter that helped the Lakers stave off an early Warriors comeback attempt. The Lakers jumped out to a 17-point lead early, but the Warriors cut it to four. Reaves knocke...

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers chopped into a 21-point second-half deficit, but lost 132-126 to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. After taking a timeout down by five with 26.1 seconds remaining, the Lakers turned the ball over, effectively ending their comeback attempt as Nikola Jokic made a final free throw to put the finishing touch on his 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple-double. Anthony Davis carried the Lakers with 40 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James had 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Austin Reaves led the late charge with 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray had 31 points and former Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Nikola Jokic was fouled with 26.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws to put the Nuggets ahead 131-126. The Lakers have cut the deficit to three on three occasions in the fourth quarter, twice off three-pointers from Austin Reaves. He has 23 points in the game, 11 in the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis has 40 points and 10 rebounds. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Here come the Lakers. A three-pointer from Austin Reaves has the Lakers down by just three points. The Nuggets called a timeout up 124-121 with 3:22 remaining. After a free throw from LeBron James that cut the lead to six, Nikola Jokic turned the ball over trying to pass it to Aaron Gordan. Jokic was guarded by Rui Hachimurau, who has emerged as a key defensive ...

It wasn’t an easy win, but in the fourth, the Davis scored 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench, the first time he’s come off the bench since 2013. Patrick Beverley had a productive night, scoring 18 points on 50% shooting, and LeBron James fell just short of a triple-double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. One Laker scored the team’s first six points to start the game. That player was Beverley. After last night’s game, where it felt like LeBron was the only one getting it going offensively, tonight, there was much more balance to the offense. But while the offense might’ve been balanced, the defense was absent. San Antonio went on a 13-1 run midway through the first to take the lead. Then at the 4:22 mark, Davis Back-to-back big blocks for AD WATCH: But with the rust wearing off, AD got going in the second. He scored five straight to start the second and scored 10 in the quarter. Meanwhile, Rui finally made his first field goal in the second with a nice three and the Lakers closed out the half on a 7-0 run where LeBron, Russ and AD finally gelled well together. L.A. started the second half well. Pat Bev followed up his fantastic first-half performance with an equally good second; he did everything but sell popcorn on Wednesday. He was hitting threes, grabbing rebounds and making the occasional hockey assist, helping the Lakers go on a 13-4 run midway through the third. However, these Lakers can’t ever close anyone early. San Antonio went on a 12-0 run as the La...

The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue. But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives. The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the Warriors thanks to Austin Reaves’ half-court shot that swished through the net at the buzzer. Read more >>> (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Next stop: Denver. The Lakers eliminated the defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 Game 6 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, advancing to face the No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals. Closing out the series on Friday afforded the Lakers extra rest before the conference finals begin Tuesday. It wasn’t quite the 40-point thrashing that the Lakers used to knock out the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but Friday’s victory was comprehensive with five Lakers scoring in double digits. LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis didn’t show any signs of the apparent head injury that knocked him out of Game 5 and delivered 17 points and 20 rebounds. Austin Reaves had 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter that helped the Lakers stave off an early Warriors comeback attempt. The Lakers jumped out to a 17-point lead early, but the Warriors cut it to four. Reaves knocke...

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers chopped into a 21-point second-half deficit, but lost 132-126 to the Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. After taking a timeout down by five with 26.1 seconds remaining, the Lakers turned the ball over, effectively ending their comeback attempt as Nikola Jokic made a final free throw to put the finishing touch on his 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple-double. Anthony Davis carried the Lakers with 40 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James had 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Austin Reaves led the late charge with 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray had 31 points and former Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Nikola Jokic was fouled with 26.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws to put the Nuggets ahead 131-126. The Lakers have cut the deficit to three on three occasions in the fourth quarter, twice off three-pointers from Austin Reaves. He has 23 points in the game, 11 in the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis has 40 points and 10 rebounds. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Here come the Lakers. A three-pointer from Austin Reaves has the Lakers down by just three points. The Nuggets called a timeout up 124-121 with 3:22 remaining. After a free throw from LeBron James that cut the lead to six, Nikola Jokic turned the ball over trying to pass it to Aaron Gordan. Jokic was guarded by Rui Hachimurau, who has emerged as a key defensive ...

It wasn’t an easy win, but in the fourth, the Davis scored 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench, the first time he’s come off the bench since 2013. Patrick Beverley had a productive night, scoring 18 points on 50% shooting, and LeBron James fell just short of a triple-double with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. One Laker scored the team’s first six points to start the game. That player was Beverley. After last night’s game, where it felt like LeBron was the only one getting it going offensively, tonight, there was much more balance to the offense. But while the offense might’ve been balanced, the defense was absent. San Antonio went on a 13-1 run midway through the first to take the lead. Then at the 4:22 mark, Davis Back-to-back big blocks for AD WATCH: But with the rust wearing off, AD got going in the second. He scored five straight to start the second and scored 10 in the quarter. Meanwhile, Rui finally made his first field goal in the second with a nice three and the Lakers closed out the half on a 7-0 run where LeBron, Russ and AD finally gelled well together. L.A. started the second half well. Pat Bev followed up his fantastic first-half performance with an equally good second; he did everything but sell popcorn on Wednesday. He was hitting threes, grabbing rebounds and making the occasional hockey assist, helping the Lakers go on a 13-4 run midway through the third. However, these Lakers can’t ever close anyone early. San Antonio went on a 12-0 run as the La...

The Lakers could feel their place in the Western Conference finals, their turnaround season ready to continue. But first, it was going to be the hardest 24 minutes of their season, the second half of Game 6, against the defending NBA champions who were ready to fight for their postseason lives. The Lakers had just capped the first half in Los Angeles 10 points better than the Warriors thanks to Austin Reaves’ half-court shot that swished through the net at the buzzer. Read more >>> (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Next stop: Denver. The Lakers eliminated the defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 Game 6 victory at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, advancing to face the No. 1-seeded Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals. Closing out the series on Friday afforded the Lakers extra rest before the conference finals begin Tuesday. It wasn’t quite the 40-point thrashing that the Lakers used to knock out the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but Friday’s victory was comprehensive with five Lakers scoring in double digits. LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis didn’t show any signs of the apparent head injury that knocked him out of Game 5 and delivered 17 points and 20 rebounds. Austin Reaves had 23 points, including 10 in the second quarter that helped the Lakers stave off an early Warriors comeback attempt. The Lakers jumped out to a 17-point lead early, but the Warriors cut it to four. Reaves knocke...