After a two-week trip away from home, the Los Angeles Lakers are back at Staples Center with a 114-93 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers trailed by 12 points in the first half and with an amazing third quarter turned the game around.

“The coach spoke to us loudly in the dressing room in the first half and for good reason, especially as our energy was low. We came from a long two-week trip away from home.” Anthony Davis Post match. “Returning to the first game can be difficult, but (Frank Vogel) did not want to make excuses. We had to improve the energy in defense and the rhythm in attack. We were playing dirty. We went back to the field and fixed things, and we played with great energy.”

LeBron James He had another triple night with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. James, who is in his eighteenth season in the NBA, continues to climb in all the league titles, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain To be ranked third as the best player to score in NBA history when he scored 12,682 field goals in the first quarter; throw it away Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15837) and Karl Malone (13528).

“Going beyond a legend like Wilt Chamberlain means a lot. I’m someone who grew up reading about the game, studying the game, past and current players, and I wanted to see who was controlling a certain era or laying the groundwork for a kid like me who started playing at that time at 9 years old. Wilt was a part.” Big of him. The defenses have been trying to slow me down my entire career, but I manage to hit a few baskets that tie me down to some of the biggest names in the sport, it’s so much fun. It makes me think of my childhood, “shared James, who is 96th in his career.

After talking aggressively with coach Vogel in the first half, Angelino went out on the field with another force. For the third group, focus on what gave them success, defense. In the second half, they raised the Nuggets to just 35 points, 68 points adrift of the Lakers.

“We are the best defensive team in the league, we showed it last year, we continue like this this year, we have already won the championship thanks to defense and if we continue to contain the opponents below 100 points, it will be difficult to beat us,” he said. Kyle Kuzma The one who contributed a lot of strength, getting 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks from the bench.

The Lakers finished the third quarter with a group of 15 unanswered points to beat the score and capitalize on the advantage that would be the final. Seven Lakers finished a double led by James with 27; Was m 13, Denise Schroeder 21, Kentavius ​​Caldwell Bob 10, Cosma 11, Montrezel Harel 13 and Tallinn Horton Tucker 17. The Lakers are 6-17, the same age as their city rivals the Clippers, but they are both outdone by the Utah Jazz, which currently leads the Western Conference.

The next gold and purple commitment will be on Saturday hosted by the Detroit Pistons.