MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.
MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — probably the most taking part in time of his profession and most by a Los Angeles Lakers participant since Kobe Bryant in 2012 — and hobbled by a sore knee that required therapy throughout the recreation, all Anthony Davis might do was smile after outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 in double extra time on Tuesday.
“It was enjoyable,” Davis mentioned after the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James due to a sore left ankle, trailed by 19 factors within the fourth quarter earlier than storming again. “Let’s line up and do it over again tomorrow.”
Certainly, L.A.’s reward for its fourth win in a row — drawing the group two video games behind the Phoenix Suns for the No. 8 seed within the Western Convention with 10 contests remaining — is the second evening of a back-to-back Wednesday on the Memphis Grizzlies.
And the upset win over the Bucks — throughout which Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds, Austin Reaves tallied 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double of his profession and D’Angelo Russell had 29 factors and 12 assists — will go for naught with out validating it towards the cellar-dwelling Grizzlies.
“Now we obtained to fill our cups again up and attempt to go play towards a extremely hard-playing, extremely aggressive Memphis group no matter what their circumstances are with folks being out and in of the lineup,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham mentioned.
L.A. began Tuesday’s recreation capturing 2-for-16 from the sector because the Bucks constructed a 19-point lead within the first quarter. The Lakers minimize it to single digits within the second and once more within the third, however Milwaukee padded its cushion again to 19 with 8:25 remaining within the fourth.
Then Russell and Davis sparked a fast 7-0 run for L.A., giving the Lakers simply sufficient life to persuade Ham to go for it throughout a timeout with 6:56 remaining and the Bucks main by 12.
“I advised them, ‘Hey, man, simply band collectively. The following couple of minutes, let’s attempt to get it all the way down to single digits. And we now have loads of time to do what we have to do,'” Ham mentioned. “And so they went on the market and simply began making performs and making pictures, getting stops.”
There have been loads of sequences that stood out — from Taurean Prince tying the rating at 101 with two free throws with 43.9 seconds left within the fourth, to Davis defending a lob thrown to Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 factors, 21 rebounds, 11 assists) on the rim off a sidelines inbounds cross with 2.0 seconds remaining.
And that was simply within the fourth.
Within the first extra time, it was Russell’s flip to tie the rating with two free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and Davis got here up large with one other defensive play, rejecting a finger roll by Damian Lillard (27 factors, 8 assists) with 0.9 seconds to go.
“Defensive instincts,” Davis mentioned. “I noticed he had a step; I believe it was on [Reaves], and I simply learn it.”
Within the second OT, after each groups have been scoreless for the primary three minutes of the five-minute session, Spencer Dinwiddie tied the rating with two free throws with 1:17 to go and Reaves hit the largest shot of the evening, a 3 with 38.6 seconds remaining, to present the Lakers the lead for good.
“That is the stuff you dream about as a child, being on the street together with your guys, battling out an incredible group and having alternatives to make massive pictures,” Reaves mentioned.
Antetokounmpo missed as many free throws within the second extra time — two — as L.A. missed all recreation. He completed 1-for-6 from the road. The Lakers have been 30-for-32.
“We let our foot off and we obtained burned,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “That is all that’s. Once we performed proper at first of the sport, it was lovely basketball. We stopped taking part in proper and thought we might nonetheless win and we could not.”
L.A. improved to 6-4 this season with out James — the primary one of many 21-year veteran’s groups with an above .500 report with out him because the Miami Warmth in 2012-13.
“I simply assume we’re an unpredictable group,” Russell mentioned. “So relies on which group you get, relies on which group we’re defensively, offensively as a unit. Some guys are higher than others [some nights]. Some guys have dangerous nights. It simply relies on what group we’ll be. Once we’re in full impact like tonight — clearly, no Bron — however, I believe we’ll be laborious to beat.”
ESPN’s Jamal Collier contributed to this report.