It was the game that everyone wanted to see, but the absence of key players made it just another game. The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets met Saturday night in the NBA, without the presence of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and James Harden. Each of them was due to different injuries.
The first quarter found the Lakers in a fierce start, leading them by 11 points in the first minutes, due to the partial 18-7. Andre Drummond, as had already happened against the Miami Heat, was essential at the beginning of the match with 7 points in that passage of the game, which ended up being a 33-25 victory in the quarter.
The California franchise started the second quarter with the same intensity as the first and extended the difference to 10 points: 43-33. In any case, The power of the Nets appeared at the maximum with a course of 17-3 which led to a partial advance of 56-52. The Lakers managed to recover again and went to rest 61-58.
Angelenos took advantage of Kyrie Irving’s expulsion, and now Kevin Durant didn’t have the two main parts: Harden, injured, and Irving mentioned earlier. The context has been greatly exploited by Los Angeles Lakers, who prevailed with a final score of 126-101.
Dennis Schröder and Kyrie Irving were expelled
In the second half there has been a strange situation since then Dennis Schröder and Kyrie Irving were expelled. Given the images, both players insulted each other without any physical altercation, in what was a somewhat excessive decision by the judges.