The Los Angeles Lakers continued with their struggles at the start of the 2022-23 time as they lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 103-97 at the Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers had earlier misplaced to champions Golden State Warriors in their time opener right before shedding to the Clippers in LA.
Paul George led the scoring for the Clippers with 15 factors and 10 rebounds, and John Wall scored 15 details. Kawhi Leonard created his return to motion for the 1st time in over a yr, scoring 14 points off the bench for the Clippers. Lonnie Walker led all scorers in the match with 26 points and Anthony Davis scored 25 details. LeBron James contributed 20 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost for the second successive sport as the Milwaukee Bucks picked up a 90-88 win. The Sixers experienced beforehand missing their year opener to the Boston Celtics.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the scoring for the Bucks with 21 details and 13 rebounds in the game and Brook Lopez scored 17 factors. Bobby Portis contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Nwora scored 6 factors. James Harden scored 31 factors for the Sixers as Joel Embiid recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds.