Browsing: Jake LaRavia
With Luka Doncic and Ziaire Williams resting on a back-to-back, the Lakers got 23 from Quentin Grimes, 21 from Collin Sexton and 15 steals to beat the Clippers again.
Luka Doncic scored 41 and the Lakers scored 129 at home, but Portland’s fourth-quarter shot-making and 41 free throws handed Los Angeles its first loss.
The 3-0 Lakers have given up 46 offensive rebounds in three games. Tonight they face a 2-0 Portland team built around Donovan Clingan, with the Clippers waiting Wednesday.
Luka Doncic hit three late threes and finished with a season-high 52 points as the Lakers rallied from 18 down to beat Utah and move to 3-0. Austin Reaves added 29.
Austin Reaves scored 13 of his 28 points in a 39-26 third quarter as the Lakers moved to 2-0. Collin Sexton debuted with three steals, and Jake LaRavia hopes to return Sunday or Tuesday.
Collin Sexton is cleared after missing the preseason and opener with a soleus strain. Jake LaRavia is questionable with a right ankle sprain, and Walker Kessler is available with a finger splint.
A record-setting debut: Walker Kessler went 12-for-12, Luka Doncic had 28 and a half-court buzzer-beater after a feud with Yaxel Lendeborg, and the Lakers routed the Warriors.
Game day at Crypto.com Arena: the first opener without LeBron James in eight years. Injury reports, the starting-five question, JJ Redick’s ‘biggest unknown’ and three things to watch.
No trade came. The Lakers waived Dalton Knecht to set their final 15, while Collin Sexton returned to full practice ahead of Wednesday’s opener vs. the Warriors.
Denver beat the Lakers 121-106 in the preseason finale, Ziaire Williams impressed, Quentin Grimes came off the bench and Dalton Knecht’s roster spot is in question.