LeBron James scored 26 points and Anthony Davis added 23 to help the Lakers to their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
drove the baseline for a dunk to give the Lakers a 113-100 advantage. That 13-point lead was their largest of the season.
The Lakers made 13 3-pointers on 13-for-30 shooting after struggling with long-range shots this season in their previous five games. The Nuggets made 15 3-pointers. Davis was aggressive early after missing one game with lower back tightness and was questionable Sunday but played. He tweaked his back in the game against Denver on Wednesday when the Nuggets beat the Lakers 110-99 in Denver."It's day by day," Davis said. "One day, I feel great. The next day . Just try to manage it and keep getting treatment."
The Lakers led 55-51 at halftime. They trailed by as many as 10 points in the first quarter but overcame that deficit by halftime. "They were playing with desperation and I felt like we had them and let it slip away," Nuggets forwardCharles Barkley recently said that the Lakers are "taking Russell Westbrook's joy out of basketball. When asked about the joy factor, Westbrook said: "One thing I'll never let happen is people outside of my family and people that support me, take my joy. I always have fun and embrace this game and embrace the gift I've been given. Losing is not as much fun.
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