L.A. Lakers fell to 2-7 with a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, with Kendrick Nunn getting a rare start but failing to score or make an impact.
The Lakers’ Big Three combined to shoot better than 50% from the field, but the rest of the team’s offensive woes were evident Sunday in a loss to Cleveland.
Nunn played 18 minutes 22 seconds in his role as a starter. He did have two assists and three rebounds. His plus-minus rating was minus-three.“My confidence is still there,” Nunn said. “That ain’t going nowhere.”Nunn provided the Lakers with a lift in the first game of the season against the Golden State Warriors, scoring a season-high 13 points on five-for-nine shooting, three for six on three-pointers.loss against the Utah JazzIn the eight games he has played this season, Nunn is averaging 12.
“I saw a good energy to start. He made some good plays,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “But, again, it’s about maintaining that. … And without Pat Bev being here tonight, different guys ailing from this little viral stomach flu, whatever it is, it’s even more imperative that [guys] step up and are ready to play a full 48-minute game.”Whether it was because they were fouling too much or they just couldn’t make free throws, the Lakers had problems at the free-throw line.
The Cavaliers made 20 more free throws than the Lakers, going 32 for 36 from the free-throw line for 88.9%.LeBron James took just three free throws, missing all of them.“I’m always going to reflect on us and just hold us accountable,” said Troy Brown Jr., who didn’t shoot a free throw. “We talked about it at halftime, how we said, ‘No fouling,’ and that was biggest thing. I felt like we came out in the second half and did the exact opposite. That’s on us.
“Yeah, I don’t mind trying to make the right reads and turnovers happen,” Westbrook said. “I’ll be better tomorrow. That ain’t nothing I’m worried about.”
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