Seeing Kyrie Irving out there brought back memories of Kobe rupturing his Achilles, walking to the free-throw line, and sinking both shots. Now that’s Mamba Mentality! Sending healing energy his way. #MambaMentality #KyrieIrving #Lakers #KobeBryant #NBA #LakersNation #LakeShow #LakersLockedIn

Ziaire Williams 14 PTS | 5-6 FG | 83.3% FG Efficient night for Ziaire in the preseason finale! #Lakers #LakeShow

Lakers drop their final preseason game to the Nuggets, 121-106. Austin Reaves 19 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL Sandro Mamukelashvili 15 PTS | 8 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Luka Dončić 15 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Ziaire Williams 14 PTS | 5-6 FG Jaden Hardy 13 PTS | 5-9 FG Quentin Grimes 11 PTS | 2 REB | 3 AST Walker Kessler 6 PTS | 6 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK Preseason is a wrap. Time to lock in for the regular season! #Lakers #LakeShow

MAMU is up to 12 pts and had 8 in the third. #Lakers

Lakers trail by 5 heading into the fourth, 88-83! Austin Reaves 17 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL Luka Dončić 15 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Ziaire Williams 14 PTS Sandro Mamukelashvili 12 PTS | 8 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Walker Kessler 6 PTS | 6 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK Mamu had his hands all over this game late in the third! #Lakers #LakeShow

MAMU runs the floor and rocks the rim. #Lakers

MAMU hits another 3. #Lakers

MAMU cashes in a corner three. #Lakers

Kessler with the catch and finish in traffic!! #Lakers

The Lakers trail the Nuggets 62-55 heading into halftime. Luka Dončić 15 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Ziaire Williams 14 PTS | 5-6 FG Austin Reaves 7 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL Walker Kessler 4 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK Luka and Ziaire are the only Lakers in double figures so far. The Lakers battled back after a sloppy first quarter. I’d like to see the Lakers turn it up a little more defensively in the second half. They need to bring more intensity, get stops, and make things tougher for Denver. #Lakers #LakeShow

LUKA FROM THE LOGO!! #Lakers

Ziaire Williams knocks down the three, and Luka follows it up with an AND-1!! The Lakers are starting to get something going with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to just 5! #Lakers #LakeShow

With the Lakers being in the bonus, they need to be getting to the rack. #Lakers

The Lakers trail the Nuggets 36-22 after the first quarter. Austin Reaves 6 PTS | 2 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL Jaden Hardy 5 PTS | 2-2 FG Ziaire Williams 4 PTS | 2 REB Luka Dončić 3 PTS | 1 AST | 1 STL The Lakers have been sloppy with the basketball, and the turnovers are hurting them. They already have 6 turnovers, with Luka have 4 and Reaves has 2. Jaden Hardy gave the Lakers a quick spark off the bench with 5 points! #Lakers #LakeShow

Hardy for three. That’s 5 quick points for him! #Lakers #Lakeshow

Hardy with the tough bucket. #Lakers #Lakeshow

Luka for three!! That’s his first bucket of the night. #Lakers #Lakeshow

That’s 2 fouls on Kessler. #Lakers #Lakeshow

Kessler lobs it to Williams!! #Lakers

Luka is Locked In!! #Lakers #Lakeshow

Matisse Thybulle gets the starting nod over Quentin Grimes tonight! I know it’s not set in stone, but I understand the thinking behind it. Putting more defense in the starting lineup next to Luka and AR makes sense, while allowing Grimes to provide more scoring off the bench. LOCK IN!! #Lakers #LakeShow