The Los Angeles Lakers played their second preseason game Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers are 1-0 of the preseason, defeating the Denver Nuggets in a close game on Monday night 98-95. In his first game back since fracturing his left knee on December 17, Kobe Bryant looked great on the court, scoring 13 points in 21 minutes while shooting 42 percent from the field. He also added five assists and two rebounds. Steve Nash, who only played 15 games last season due to injuries, also looked very healthy, tallying 11 points and dishing out five assists. The Lakers bench were also very effective as well.
Coach Byron Scott decided to rest Steve Nash for the night, sending out Jeremy Lin, Kobe Bryant, Wesley Johnson, Carlos Boozer and Jordan Hill as his starting lineup. Check out the highlights below:
First Quarter
Wonderful catch & shoot deep ball for Lin. He shot 40% on catch & shoot 3's last season.
— Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) October 10, 2014
After stealing ball from Steph Curry, Kobe smartly preserves his legs and settles for a soft two-handed fast break dunk
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 10, 2014
Watching Kobe hit fadeaways is fun. He's up to 10 points on 4 of 6 FG's plus 2 steals before checking out in his 11 minutes.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 10, 2014
Game Score: Lakers 27 Warriors 35
Second Quarter
Ed Davis continues to look good. Has had a couple of really explosive moves in the post. #preseason
— Bill Oram (@bill_oram) October 10, 2014
Game Score: Lakers 44 Warriors 62
Third Quarter
.@DreadheadJizzle gets the first bucket of the 3rd quarter and follows it up with his first block of the game.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 10, 2014
Ball movement much better in second half.
— Bill Oram (@bill_oram) October 10, 2014
I could rewatch that last sequence all day admiring how Kobe used his footwork to get an open fadeaway that he nailed with ease
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 10, 2014
Game Score: Lakers 75 Warriors 96
Fourth Quarter
The Warriors weren’t super eager to get in front of Randle when he was coming down full speed. There is a bit of Sir Charles there.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) October 10, 2014
Final Score: Lakers 105 Warriors 120