Video highlights of Los Angeles Lakers stars Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton dominating the New Orleans Pelicans.
-The Nuggets grab a road win against the Timberwolves. Denver rode a 68-52 second half to this comeback victory. This marks their seventh-straight victory, despite missing two starters in this game. Nikola Jokić had yet another triple-double in that victory.
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Lakers rookie Adou Thiero reacts to scoring first points in NBA debut
After missing the first 13 games of the season, Adou Thiero scored his first career points in the NBA on Saturday as the Lakers defeated the Bucks.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the league’s early surprises this season. Even without LeBron James, the LA has had a strong, sitting near the top of the Western Conference standings with an 8-3 record.
Follow along with the NBA.com live blog, bringing you the best of a 12-game Wednesday highlighted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Thunder hosting Luka Dončić's Lakers.
By halftime, the Lakers were up 65-52, helped by Doncic assisting Ayton on an alley-oop that fired up the road crowd. Los Angeles pushed that lead to 88-66 with an 11-0 run, which featured baskets from Reaves, Ayton, and Doncic.
Saturday is the second half of the Bucks' back-to-back, but the superstar forward should be good to go. For the year so far, Antetokounmpo has averaged 32.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.