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GOLD AND PURPLE REIGN

LOS ANGELES LAKERS FRANCHISE

Lakers Sign Christian Wood

The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Christian Wood, it was announced by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

Christian Wood appeared in 67 games (17 starts) with the Dallas Mavericks last season, averaging 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks in 25. 9 minutes, while shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from 3-point range. Last season, Wood notched 12 double-doubles and scored in double figures in 54 games, including 25 contests scoring 20 or more points. Wood blocked at least one shot in 42 games last season, including 17 games with multiple rejections and two games in which he swatted a season-best five shots.

Through seven NBA seasons with Dallas, Houston (2020-22), Detroit, (2019-20), New Orleans (2018-19), Milwaukee (2018-19), Charlotte (2016-17) and Philadelphia (2015-16), Wood has appeared in 289 career games (139 starts), posting averages of 14.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.2 minutes, while shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from beyond the arc.

Wood played two seasons (2013-15) at UNLV, appearing in 63 total games (34 starts) and averaged 10.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 23.3. minutes.

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GOLD AND PURPLE REIGN

LOS ANGELES LAKERS FRANCHISE

Lakers Sign Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis

The Los Angeles Lakers signed rookies Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis, it was announced by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

Jalen Hood-Schifino was selected by the Lakers with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. In his lone season at Indiana University he averaged 13.5 points (.417 FG%, .333 3P%), 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 32 games (all starts). He also was named the 2022-23 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and also earned All-Big Ten Third Team honors and ranked ninth in the conference in total assists (117).

Maxwell Lewis averaged 14.6 points (.453 FG%, .354 3P%), 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals in 52 career games (33 starts) in two seasons at Pepperdine University. He posted averages of 17.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists last season and was an honoree All-WCC Second Team. Lewis was selected with the 40th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and was acquired by the Lakers as part of a four-team trade.

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Matchup Preview  |  October 24, 2023
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Los Angeles Lakers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Denver Nuggets (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters D'Angelo Russell Point Guard Jamal Murray Austin Reaves Shooting Guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Taurean Prince Small Forward Michael Porter Jr. LeBron James Power Forward Aaron Gordon Anthony Davis Center Nikola Jokic Injury Report Jarred Vanderbilt/Left Heel Bruised Out 2-4 weeks Vlatko Cancar/Torn Left ACL Out for season Jalen Hood-Schifino/Right Patella Contusion Out 2-4 weeks Jay Huff/Right Rib Fracture Out 1-2 weeks Game Notes The two teams have met 189 times in the regular season, with the Lakers leading the all-time series 113-76 … At Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers are 29-14 against the Nuggets all-time in the regular season … The Lakers and Nuggets have met in the postseason eight times (1979, 1985, 1987, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2020 and 2023) with the Lakers advancing on seven of eight occasions … Kobe Bryant established the series record for points in a game (51) in February 2003, since tied by Allen Iverson.

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Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) at Denver Nuggets (1-0)
October 24, 2023 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 20 34 26 27 107 Denver Nuggets 34 29 24 32 119 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James - 21 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts, 1 stl Taurean Prince - 18 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic 29 pts, 13 rebs, 11 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk Jamal Murray - 21 pts, 2 rebs, 6 asts, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison LAL DEN FG Made-Att 41-90 48-91 3PT Made-Att 10-29 14-34 FT Made-Att 15-20 9-12 Rebounds 44 42 Assists 23 29 Turnovers 11 11 Steals 5 9 Blocks 4 6
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D'Angelo Russell 36 4-12 2-5 1-2 4 7 1 0 3 11 Austin Reaves 31 4-11 1-2 5-7 8 4 2 0 2 14 Taurean Prince 30 6-8 4-6 2-2 3 1 0 1 1 18 LeBron James 29 10-16 1-4 0-1 8 5 1 0 0 21 Anthony Davis 34 6-17 1-2 4-4 8 4 0 2 2 17 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Gabe Vincent 22 3-8 0-4 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 6 Cam Reddish 18 2-4 1-2 2-2 4 0 0 1 0 7 Christian Wood 15 3-4 0-1 1-2 4 0 0 0 1 7 Rui Hachimura 15 3-10 0-3 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 6 Jaxson Hayes 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Max Christie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maxwell Lewis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jalen Hood-Schifino -- DID NOT PLAY -- Jarred Vanderbilt -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 41-90 10-29 15-20 44 23 5 4 11 107
Denver Nuggets STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jamal Murray 34 8-13 3-5 2-2 2 6 0 1 1 21 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 36 8-12 2-3 2-2 2 1 3 1 3 20 Michael Porter Jr. 30 5-13 2-9 0-0 12 2 2 0 0 12 Aaron Gordon 35 7-11 1-2 0-0 7 5 2 1 0 15 Nikola Jokic 36 12-22 3-5 2-4 13 11 1 1 2 29 BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Reggie Jackson 24 3-8 2-5 0-0 3 1 1 0 2 8 Christian Braun 19 2-5 0-1 1-2 3 2 0 1 1 5 Zeke Nnaji 12 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 1 4 Peyton Watson 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Jalen Pickett 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Collin Gillespie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Braxton Key 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Holiday -- DID NOT PLAY -- DeAndre Jordan -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 48-91 14-34 9-12 42 29 9 6 11 119

Nuggets receive championship rings and raise championship banner before defeating Lakers

The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, 119-107, at Ball Arena on Tuesday night.

The Nuggets (1-0) got out to a dominant start and led 34-20, after one quarter. The Lakers (0-1) grabbed a hold of the momentum in the second and managed to trim it back down to a nine-point game by halftime. The Nuggets reclaimed control early in the third and pushed their lead to 16 points, before the Lakes rallied back to make it a seven-point game heading into the final quarter. The visitors kept pressing and made it a three-point game early in the fourth, but the Nuggets kept their focus and rallied to another double-digit advantage on their way to their first win of the season.

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists a steal and a block, in 36 minutes. Jamal Murray followed up with 21 points, two rebounds, six assists and a block, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points, two rebounds, three steals and a block. The Nuggets shot 52.7 percent from the field, including 14-of-34 from long range.

Meanwhile, LeBron James led the Lakers with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a steal, in 29 minutes. Taurean Prince followed up with 18 points, three rebounds and a block, while Anthony Davis added 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks. The Lakers shot 45.6 percent from the field, including 10-of-29 from deep.

Up next for the Nuggets is a meeting with the Grizzlies in Memphis on Friday. The Lakers clash with the Suns on Thursday.

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Matchup Preview  |  October 26, 2023
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Phoenix Suns (1-0, 1-0 Away)		Los Angeles Lakers (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Eric Gordon Point Guard D'Angelo Russell Grayson Allen Shooting Guard Austin Reaves Josh Okogie Small Forward Taurean Prince Kevin Durant Power Forward LeBron James Jusuf Nurkic Center Anthony Davis Injury Report Bradley Beal/Low Back Tightness Out 1-2 weeks Jarred Vanderbilt/Left Heel Bruise Out 2-4 weeks Devin Booker/Left Foot Soreness Out 1-2 weeks Jalen Hood-Schifino/Right Patella Contusion Out 1-2 weeks Damion Lee/Right Meniscus Surgery Out 2-4 months Game Notes These two teams have met 263 times, with the Lakers leading the all-time series 148-115 … The Lakers are 32-16 against the Suns all-time at Crypto.com Arena in the regular season … In 2010-11 … The Lakers defeated the Suns in triple overtime at home on March 22, 2011 … The three-overtime contest was the second-ever in Los Angeles (1-1), fourth since the team moved West prior to the 1960-61 season (2-2), and tied for the second-longest game in franchise history behind a 4OT loss in January 1980 at Cleveland … In February 2009, Kobe Bryant shared MVP honors with then-Sun Shaquille O’Neal at the 2009 All-Star Game in Phoenix

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Davis and James play key role to Lakers dominant victory over Suns

Four Laker starters finish with 20 more points in blowout

When Kevin Durant scored someone on the Lakers answered. Playing without fellow All-Stars Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, Durant could do only so much, but eventually had to concede he couldn’t do it alone. LeBron James didn’t have to. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 42 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, one steal and three blocks, James scored 22 of his 27 points in the first half with also six rebounds and nine assists as the Lakers blew past the short-handed Phoenix Suns 131-110. D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves both added 20 points apiece. The 35-year-old Kevin Durant finished with a game-high 52 points and 12 rebounds while moving into 12th place on the NBA’s career scoring list. “We’ve had so many battles, we don’t have many matchups left,” the 38-year-old James said. “Not sure how many we have left, so never want to take it for granted when you’re out here and playing against such a great player, one of the best to ever play the game. It’s always a treat.”

Phoenix Suns (1-1, 1-1 Away) at Los Angeles Lakers (1-1, 1-0 Home)
Oct 26, 2023 1 2 3 4 Final Phoenix Suns 22 32 30 26 110 Los Angeles Lakers 28 37 35 31 131 Top Performers Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant - 52 pts, 12 rebs, 3 asts Jordan Goodwin - 16 pts, 3 asts, 1 stl Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis - 42 pts, 17 rebs, 5 asts, 1 stl, 3 blks LeBron James - 27 pts, 6 rebs, 9 asts	Team Stats Comparison PHO LAL FG Percentage 47% 67% 3PT Percentage 36% 46% FT Percentage 80% 71% Fast Break Points 11 2 Points in the Paint 40 66 Points off Turnovers 10 6 Second Chance Points 2 2 Bench Points 25 18
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Eric Gordon 38 2-10 1-7 4-4 1 5 2 0 1 9 Grayson Allen 38 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 4 Josh Okogie 37 4-10 3-7 1-2 1 5 2 0 1 9 Kevin Durant 38 21-39 6-10 2-4 12 3 0 0 1 52 Jusuf Nurkic 37 4-8 0-0 0-1 10 2 1 0 0 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jordan Goodwin 19 6-9 2-4 2-3 0 3 1 0 1 16 Yuta Watanabe 14 0-2 0-2 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 2 Drew Eubanks 11 2-2 0-0 3-3 0 0 0 0 1 7 Nassir Little 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bol Bol -- DID NOT PLAY -- Keita Bates-Diop -- DID NOT PLAY -- Udoka Azubuike -- DID NOT PLAY -- Chimezie Metu -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 41-88 12-33 16-20 31 21 5 0 4 110
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D'Angelo Russell 34 7-12 4-8 2-5 3 10 0 0 2 20 Austin Reaves 33 7-9 3-5 3-3 3 3 1 0 0 20 Taurean Prince 28 1-4 0-3 2-2 2 1 0 0 1 4 LeBron James 32 12-16 2-4 1-2 6 9 0 0 2 27 Anthony Davis 42 19-24 0-0 4-5 17 5 1 3 3 42 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Gabe Vincent 28 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 7 Christian Wood 20 4-7 3-5 0-0 8 1 0 0 0 11 Rui Hachimura 14 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 0 Jaxson Hayes 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Cam Reddish 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Christie -- DID NOT PLAY -- Maxwell Lewis -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 53-79 13-28 12-17 46 35 2 4 8 131

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Matchup Preview  |  October 29, 2023
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Los Angeles Lakers (1-1, 0-1 Away)		Sacramento Kings (1-1, 0-1 Home)
Projected Starters D'Angelo Russell Point Guard De'Aaron Fox Austin Reaves Shooting Guard Kevin Huerter Taurean Prince Small Forward Harrison Barnes LeBron James Power Forward Keegan Murray Anthony Davis Center Domantas Sabonis Injury Report Jarred Vanderbilt Bruised Left Heel (4-6 weeks) Trey Lyles Left Calf Strain (2-4 weeks) Jalen Hood-Schifino Right Patella Contusion (4-6 weeks) Game Notes Los Angeles owns a 282-164 advantage in the all-time series … The two franchises have met 322 times overall in the Los Angeles era (211-111) and 158 times since the Kings moved to Sacramento (103-55) … The Lakers are 28-17 all-time against the Kings at Crypto.com Arena … Against Sacramento on Nov. 3, 2010, Kobe Bryant recorded his 17th career triple-double, while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the franchise leader for career minutes in a 112-100 Lakers victory at Sacramento … In 2006-07, the Lakers were whistled for 42 personal fouls in their 132-128 overtime victory in Sacramento on Jan. 4, 2007, establishing a new Los Angeles era franchise record … The Lakers had last committed 42 personal fouls on Feb. 17, 1957 versus St. Louis when the team was still in Minneapolis. The Sacramento Kings play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. The Lakers (1-1) are coming off picking up their first win on Thursday, dominating the Phoenix Suns. While Phoenix is expected to be one of the best teams in the NBA, they were missing Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. Four Lakers scored 20 points or more in the victory. The Kings (1-1) pulled off an impressive win in the opener but took a home defeat on Friday against the Golden State Warriors. Domantas Sabonis put up a double-double 23 points and 17 rebounds, while De’Aaron Fox added 17 points, but shot 5-of-20 from the field including 0-for-6 from the three-point line.

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Anthony Davis delivers as Lakers beat Kings 108-100

James gets the win on the 20th anniversary of his NBA debut

October 29, 2003 marked the day that LeBron James played his first official NBA game. Fast forward twenty years later and LeBron James is still playing at a high level, something that nobody has seen from a guy who will be 39 years old in December. The team that James played that late October night in his first game, the Sacramento Kings. Twenty years later the result was different then it had been back then with the Lakers pulling out a 108-100 victory over the Kings, thanks to a strong second half, mainly the third quarter where the Lakers outscored the Kings 36-15, turning a 61-54 halftime deficit into a 90-76 lead heading into the fourth quarter. James finished with 26 points, hitting an efficient 11-of-16 from the field and Anthony Davis recorded his first 20-20 game of the season with 25 points and a career-high 28 rebounds along with six assists, two steals and four blocks. The Kings were led by De’Aaron Fox who finished with 29 points and six assists but suffered a right ankle injury (even though he did return to the game), Fox was noticeably limping afterwards. Domantas Sabonis added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Kings were held to 39 points in the second half.

Los Angeles Lakers (2-1, 1-1 Away) at Sacramento Kings (1-2, 0-2 Home)
Oct 29, 2023 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles Lakers 24 30 36 18 108 Sacramento Kings 27 34 15 24 100 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James - 26 pts, 2 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls Anthony Davis - 25 pts, 28 rebs, 6 asts, 2 stls, 4 blks Sacramento Kings De'Aaron Fox - 29 pts, 3 rebs, 6 asts, 2 stls Domantas Sabonis - 18 pts, 10 rebs, 2 asts, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison LAL SAC FG Made-Att 44-82 39-76 3PT Made-Att 12-32 12-30 FT Made-Att 8-10 10-14 Rebounds 37 37 Assists 34 25 Turnovers 5 8 Steals 7 4 Blocks 4 3
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D'Angelo Russell 29 2-7 0-3 0-0 0 5 1 0 1 4 Austin Reaves 35 8-12 6-8 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 22 Taurean Prince 40 3-11 1-6 2-2 0 3 1 0 0 9 LeBron James 29 11-16 2-6 2-2 2 4 3 0 3 26 Anthony Davis 39 11-18 0-1 3-3 28 6 2 4 0 25 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Gabe Vincent 24 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 5 0 0 0 2 Christian Wood 19 5-9 2-4 1-3 2 1 0 0 0 13 Rui Hachimura 16 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 7 Jaxson Hayes 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Cam Reddish 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max Christie -- DID NOT PLAY -- Maxwell Lewis -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 44-82 12-32 8-10 37 34 7 4 5 108
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS De'Aaron Fox 41 12-28 2-9 3-5 3 6 2 0 2 29 Kevin Huerter 37 4-8 1-3 0-0 6 5 0 0 2 9 Harrison Barnes 22 2-5 1-3 0-0 4 3 0 1 0 5 Keegan Murray 26 4-7 2-4 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 10 Domantas Sabonis 33 5-9 1-2 7-9 10 2 0 1 0 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Malik Monk 23 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 4 0 0 1 5 Sasha Vezenkov 22 3-5 1-3 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 7 JaVale McGee 15 4-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 2 8 Chris Duarte 14 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 3 Alex Len 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kessler Edwards -- DID NOT PLAY -- Colby Jones -- DID NOT PLAY -- Totals 240 39-76 12-30 10-14 37 25 4 3 8 100