The Lakers got their first win of the season Sunday night with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets, which means they are no longer the only team without a win this season.
Their big 3 of LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Russell Westbrook all played well and improved to 1-5 on the season.
It was the first career head coaching win for Darvin Ham, and it was nice to see him get that first one. He and the players celebrated the victory in the locker room because it was a great accomplishment and milestone, but not everyone saw it that way.
Social media had mixed thoughts on the celebration because the Lakers were 1-5, and it looked like they had just won a championship.
LeBron James scored 26 points and Anthony Davis added 23 to help the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win of the season with a 121-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Russell Westbrook had 18 points for the Lakers (1-5), who had lost their first five games of the season under first-year head coach Darvin Ham. Los Angeles was the last winless team in the NBA.
Ham celebrated in the locker room with his team and received a celebratory dousing of water.
“We needed to prove something to ourselves,” Ham said. “Not to the world, not the media. We had to prove it to ourselves. I feel great about how we responded throughout the game.”
Westbrook, who came off the bench again and has been accepting of that role, drove the lane and scored on a layup to extend the Lakers lead to 117-106 in the final minutes as the Lakers closed out the win.
In the third quarter, he raised his arms to get fans on their feet and he obliged.
“Like I’ve mentioned since Day One, whatever is needed from me to help the team win, that’s what I’ll do,” Westbrook said.
Either way, it was good to see them all having fun.
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