Lonzo Ball surpassed LeBron James as the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. But, the Lakers had no answer for the MVP favorite Giannis Antetokounmpo in their 90-98 loss to the Bucks last Saturday night. Kyle Kuzma grabbed another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds and Brook Lopez added 10 points. Julius Randle lead all scorers off the bench with 17 points and adding 9 rebounds.
Final Score: @ Milwaukee 90-98 [L]
Full article: http://www.nba.com/games/20171111/LALMIL#/
Next Game: @ Phoenix (11/13)
Highlights: *Courtesy of Ximo Pierto*
I managed to catch this game on League Pass just before halftime. The 2nd half was where the Lakers ultimately loss this game. They were terrible on the free throw line. When you see in the stats sheet that they made 50% of their free throws, that is inexcusable. To make matters worse, turnovers come again and shot the Lakers in the foot. If I remember, the Lakers were called for traveling three times in the 2nd half because they were shuffling their feet. Julius Randle was called for a 3-second violation in the key. They were too passive down the stretch as well. Players were hesitant to take a shot and trying to make the extra pass. But, on the plus side, congrats to Lonzo Ball on getting the triple-double. He got his shot going early on, which was very encouraging. The one game in Phoenix where he dropped 29 points was his best game scoring-wise. Last night's game was arguably his best all-around game without question. Besides the turnovers and missed free throws, the Lakers couldn't find a way to slow down the Greek Freak. Giannis had another monster game with 33 points and 15 rebounds. The defense couldn't do anything when he attacked the basket. There's no question that he's the early front runner in the MVP race. In this road trip, the Lakers went up against Kyrie Irving, John Wall, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. We fans knew that was going to be a brutal road trip for them and the Lakers lost all three games against Boston, Washington, and Milwaukee respectively. Luckily, they get some breathing room when they wrap their 4-game road trip in Phoenix. Although, the Suns are slowly playing better basketball as of late. It should be a different matchup after their last outing early on the season, which resulted in the Lakers winning in a shootout and preventing a late 4th quarter scare.
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