Lakers gamers have been on a excessive after their thrilling 128-124 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in double-overtime on Tuesday.
With LeBron James sidelined, Anthony Davis put up 34 factors and 23 rebounds to assist the Lakers come again from 19 factors down within the fourth quarter.
Chatting with reporters after the sport, Davis mentioned his group was nicely conscious within the second that it was a manageable deficit.
“A 20-point lead on this league now, it’s nothing due to the way in which the offense is true now within the league, so high-powered that you may wipe away a lead fairly quick,” he mentioned.
Davis’ co-star for the night was Austin Reaves, who completed with 29 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
Reaves mentioned the Lakers’ merely refused to surrender once they have been down 19, regardless that it will have been a lot simpler to wave the white flag and begin wanting forward.
“It was a type of moments that you possibly can both flip the web page to tomorrow, prepare for that sport or you possibly can exit and compete 110% and provides your self a chance or no less than attempt to give your self a chance to get again within the sport,” Reaves mentioned.
It was a bruising loss for the Bucks, who have been absolutely anticipating to beat a LeBron-less Lakers group at dwelling.
“We’ve acquired to observe this sport, be taught from this sport,” Giannis Antetokounmpo mentioned. “Watch why we weren’t capable of get a cease. Watch why the ball wasn’t transferring down the stretch. Watch why we misplaced the sport. Watch why there was loads of 50-50 balls and we weren’t capable of get them.”
Regardless of the discouraging end to Tuesday’s sport, the Milwaukee Bucks are nonetheless sitting within the second seed within the Jap Convention at 46-26, two video games away from the third-placed Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Lakers, then again, transfer to 40-32 and occupy the ninth seed.
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