Lakers vs Nuggets

Anthony Davis returns hoping to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win in a rematch against the Denver Nuggets.

He sat out the last matchup against the Lakers so he is someone they will have to account for this time around. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! This is a rematch of Wednesday’s matchup in Denver in which the Nuggets won 110-99. He had one of his best games on Wednesday against the Lakers with 31 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and four steals. The big man has been dealing with a back issue since the preseason. going into this one is the status of Anthony Davis.

Russell Westbrook was effective, Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers are winless no more after downing the Nuggets.

They ended the third on a 13-0 run and were up by eight going into the third, which was also their biggest lead of the season. LeBron was still struggling, going 4-of-11 from the field, but the Lakers still were up at the half. If AD was in, Russ was out; if Russ was in, AD was out. He had 11 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field in the first. An eight-point lead is nice, but no lead is safe in the NBA. The defense was good, but the shooting was awful. Russell Westbrook was shaking and baking and looking like the super sub Then Lonnie Walker caught fire, and the Lakers took the quarter by storm. By the end of the first, the deficit was five points. LeBron had 26 points, Anthony Davis had a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds, Russ had 16 on 6-of-12 shooting, and Lonnie Walker’s 3-of-5 shooting from three was too much for Denver to overcome. To start, it was another game, another poor shooting night for Los Angeles as they started the first with more poor shooting. He started the quarter scoring back-to-back field goals, and midway through the third, he was the game’s leading scorer despite the rough first half he had.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game on October 30, 2022.

G [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2581018/kentavious-caldwell-pope) (sprained ankle) returned Sunday and had nine points … [Austin Reaves](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066457/austin-reaves) made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc and [Lonnie Walker IV](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277890/lonnie-walker-iv) drove the baseline for a dunk to give the Lakers a 113-100 advantage. [Bones Hyland](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4592492/bones-hyland) missed the game with a left hip strain … [LeBron James](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) scored 26 points and [Anthony Davis](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) added 23 to help the [Los Angeles Lakers](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) to their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the [Denver Nuggets](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets) on Sunday night. His jersey will be retired by the Lakers in March He’s the 11th player to have his jersey retired, along with [Russell Westbrook](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) had 18 points for the Lakers (1-5), who had lost their first five games of the season under first-year head coach Darvin Ham. Worthy was there Sunday and spoke about Mikan. His family was there to celebrate the honor and watch No. [Jamal Murray](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3936299/jamal-murray) added a season-high 21 for the Nuggets (4-3), who had four of their last five and two straight games before Sunday’s loss. The Lakers led 55-51 at halftime. Davis was aggressive early after missing one game with lower back tightness and was questionable Sunday but played.