(Conf. F) Game #2 – September 20, 2020  Anthony Davis 3-Pointer At Buzzer
(10-2)	105	-	103	(8-8)
The Arena – Bay Lake, FL

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Davis 31, James 26, 2 Players Tied With 11

Rebounds – James 11, Davis 9, 2 Players Tied With 5

Assists – Rondo 9, James 4, 3 Players Tied With 2

Team Leaders Nuggets

Points – Jokic 30, Murray 25, Porter Jr. 15

Rebounds – Millsap 8, Jokic 6, Murray 6

Assists – Jokic 9, Murray 4, Plumlee 4

Lakers vs. Nuggets – Box Score 09.20.20

Game #70 – August 10, 2020
	124	-	121
The Arena – Bay Lake, FL

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – James 29, Davis 27, Kuzma 25

Rebounds – Morris 7, Davis 6, Kuzma 6

Assists – James 12, Davis 5, Caruso 4

Team Leaders Nuggets

Points – Dozier 18, Porter Jr. 15, 2 Players Tied With 14

Rebounds – Bol 5, 6 Players Tied With 4

Assists – Plumlee 5, 4 Players Tied With 4

Lakers vs. Nuggets – Box Score 08.10.20

The signing comes just one week after the Lakers failed to match the Warriors’ 4-year, $17 million deal for their other restricted free-agent, forward Ronny Turiaf. There were also serious rumblings from Vujacic’s camp that he may return to Europe for more money.

The Lakers originally offered a 3-year, $12 million deal that Vujacic and his agent turned down, and then threatened to accept an offer from a team in the Europe if they didn’t get a better one from the Lakers.

“The Machine” had his best season last year, as he averaged 8.8 points and 43.8% of his 3-pointers off the bench for the Western Conference champs. He also had a very memorable Game 3 of the NBA Finals, where he scored 20 points and nailed a clutch 3-pointer in the final minutes to give the Lakers the victory.

Management’s goal this offseason was to keep both Turiaf and Vujacic, and after they lost one, they wanted to make sure they kept one of their top bench players, and their most prolific long-range shooter. They did.

The Lakers, who trailed most of the second half, overcame as much as a 10-point deficit to take control of the game in the final minute. Bryant hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:30 left giving the Lakers a 103-101 lead, which they never relinquished. The All-Star guard then hit a jump shot with 30 seconds left to seal the victory.

Bryant scored a season-high 31 points, to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds, leading another very balanced Laker attack, with six players in double-figures. Shaquille O’Neal scored 23 and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds. Gary Payton scored 19 in his return to Milwaukee, and Karl Malone, despite shooting only 4-of-15 from the field, scored 11 points to go along with his 11 rebounds.

The Lakers led the game by as many as 12 in the first half. But poor free throw shooting and a barrage of Bucks 3-pointers put the Lakers in a second half hole that they barely were able to dig out of. A late 11-0 run in the 4th quarter was capped by an O’Neal dunk and free throw helping the Lakers remain undefeated at 4-0.

The Bucks were led by Michael Redd who tallied a game-high 36 points, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Link: LakerStats.com Box Score
Link: NBA.com Recap