Lakers coach Darvin Ham isn't revealing which players he'll start in Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets, but the team has options to counter Denver's Nikola Jokic.
That put rebounding pressure on LeBron James andThe Nuggets out-rebounded the Lakers 22-6 in the first quarter, a sign of things to come as the Lakers lost the battle for boards 47-30. Denver’sDenver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is fouled by Lakers forward Anthony Davis in front of forward Rui Hachimura in the final minute of the Lakers’ Game 1 loss.
“That’s why I have a great staff. I feel like I have the best staff in the league in terms of my coaches that’s around me and pitching ideas and allow me to make a well-informed decision when it’s all said and done. But it’s great. From Rui to Vando to Lonnie [Walker IV], there are different guys we can plug in.”After the Lakers made a valiant effort to put themselves in position to steal a Game 1 win in Denver, it was LeBron James who failed to deliver.
With that in mind, Davis was asked how he can be effective roaming and defending Gordon at the same time.
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