Coming into the much-anticipated showdown between the two best teams in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, most assumed that the game would be close throughout.
However, the Los Angeles Lakers were not fully healthy, as they were still without third-year player Kyle Kuzma. To make matters worse, the team was unsure whether or not superstar Anthony Davis would be able to make an appearance in his lone trip to Milwaukee due to an ankle injury that kept him out in their previous game against the Indiana Pacers.
To begin the game, both teams played with passion.