Seemingly buoyed by an overtime win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Lonzo Ball and the Los Angeles Lakers came out with plenty of confidence on Saturday night. Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points in the first quarter and the lead stretched to as many as 21 in the first half.
Like he’s done during some of the games the Lakers have been without LeBron James and Rajon Rondo, Ball aggressively pushed the pace for transition baskets and easy looks for teammates. But in yet another unfortunate turn of events, the injury bug bit the Lakers again.
Ball collided with James Ennis III in the third quarter and in doing so rolled his left ankle.