The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets met in a preseason tilt on Friday, which saw the Nuggets walk away with the victory after staging a fourth-quarter comeback. Now, the two teams meet again, and the Lakers will be hoping to return the favor.
D’Angelo Russell was the star of the previous contest, scoring 21 points to go with four rebounds and five assists. However, his draft-class rival Emanuel Mudiay will try to turn the tide and gain the upper hand. Mudiay struggled on Friday, scoring just four points, and will certainly be geared up for a bounce-back performance.
Denver’s Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried did not play previously, as Denver opted to rest them, but if they play tonight the feel of the game will be greatly changed. Similarly, Lakers forward Luol Deng sat out the previous contest due to a bruised knee, and if he plays we should see him slide back into the starting lineup.
Check out the highlights below:
Randle with the slam! https://t.co/YhhIaql9U4
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Randle to the rim! https://t.co/1fqWaaqS0c
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
D'Angelo Rondo https://t.co/wK5fqAskDQ
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Step back Swag https://t.co/q7int6Z6Wa
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Randle drops to Russell and …count it! https://t.co/tEkqGT6lBz
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
MozGOD!!!! https://t.co/5WBBtr9MAw
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Sacre who? #LetLarryDance https://t.co/bMgGFfWPqf
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Run and gun, Russell from Clarkson https://t.co/he5Kb1SQwK
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Tarik Black!!! https://t.co/BNG1HeuZ1M
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Nice move from Clarkson! https://t.co/Z3y1j5GAfx
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Ingram is stronger than he looks… https://t.co/G0J8PhDK04
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Moz swat https://t.co/BZClt1CmOO
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
D'Angelo Russell.. .so smooth https://t.co/bz82m4AaOA
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Russell to Randle to Zubac for the slam! https://t.co/YmD1hMEwuV
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Russell has 27 points! https://t.co/5K7Y4Acfxd
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Clarkson's shooting has improved so much…great pass by Russell too https://t.co/M6NFlnnzbU
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Tarik BLOCK https://t.co/SMeWCYiTcs
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Randle strong https://t.co/8u0VheyS4j
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Sweet Lou on the attack! https://t.co/ySFcYK2k1x
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Lou! ??? https://t.co/PBdGtdYJfl
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
Swaggy 3!!! https://t.co/dg2jYorFFC
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016
33 for Russell….??? https://t.co/ZSepvENh4K
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 10, 2016