(Photo : Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)) MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 21: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball whereas Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves defends within the third quarter at Target Center on December 21, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Lakers 118-111. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this {photograph}, User is consenting to the phrases and situations of the Getty Images License Agreement.
Trouble is brewing for the Los Angeles Lakers, who, after a troublesome 118-111 loss in opposition to the quantity one-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, discover themselves on a four-game shedding streak after profitable the NBA Inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Despite a robust string of performances from superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James, the purple and gold have didn’t recapture the magic that noticed them take dwelling the primary In-Season Tournament championship.
The Lakers have come up quick previously 4 video games in opposition to the Timberwolves, Bulls, Knicks, and even the 4-23 San Antonio Spurs, who ended their large 14-game shedding streak in opposition to the 17-time NBA Champions.
To make issues worse, the Lakers have been with out LeBron James, who was out resulting from left ankle peroneal tendinopathy, an damage James sustained in a earlier matchup.
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Lakers ahead Anthony Davis has been vocal in regards to the group’s present shedding streak, calling for extra urgency and saying that Saturday’s matchup in opposition to Shai Gilgeous Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
“It’s the NBA season. There’s going to be ups, there’s going to be downs. Right now we’re in that down period,” Davis per ESPN. “We just have to continue to fight and continue to play hard. Play with some effort and energy, and we’re treating Saturday as a must-win.”
Coming into the 2023 NBA Season, there have been championship expectations for the Los Angeles Lakers, following their run to the 2023 Western Conference finals, the place they met their demise in opposition to the inevitable NBA Champion Denver Nuggets.
A Lakers group that was one of many busiest groups of the NBA offseason resigned pivotal position gamers in Austin Reeves, and D’Angelo Russell together with signing others in Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes, and Cam Reddish all who’ve performed essential minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers thus far this season.
Now the group is presently with a .500 report at 15-15, sitting on the tenth seed within the Western Conference standings, dangling on to their play-in life above a Golden State Warriors group that’s beginning to discover its footing and recent off a win in opposition to the Boston Celtics.
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