The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their rematch against the Golden State Warriors in the first night of NBA Cup play. But it wasn’t because of Luka Doncic.
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The Lakers got 21 points from Luka Doncic in the first quarter Friday night. They led the Warriors by 23. They looked like they might win by 40. Instead, they lost by 17.
The stage was set: Luka Dončić vs. Yaxel Lendeborg. Lakers vs. Warriors. The Emirates NBA Cup. E-40 in the building. And the Lakers forgot a basketball game lasted longer than one quarter.
Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic, unsurprisingly, have made the headlines following the Golden State Warriors’ 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Cup.
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The first time the Lakers and Warriors met, it was a completely one-sided game, with Los Angeles storming to a dominant 127-105 win. So, against the same Warriors team on the road, they were fairly confident in their chances of success.
Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers thought they were on their way to a dominant win over the Golden State after torching them in the first quarter of NBA Cup action on Friday night.
After sprinting out to a 25-point lead in the first half, the Lakers authored an ugly, ugly collapse across much of the next three periods, losing to the Warriors 112-95 on Friday.
The Los Angeles Lakers opened up Emirates NBA Cup group play on Friday night, taking on the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. In a rematch from Opening Night, the Warriors got their lick back as they erased a big first-half deficit to earn a win.
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Luka Doncic was not playing around when he got his shot at a rematch with Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. The Los Angeles Lakers star clearly had revenge on his mind entering Friday’s game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.
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