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Lakers vs. Nuggets, Game 1: Lakers 27, Nuggets 14

By John Cherwa
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Lakers 27, Nuggets 14 (end of first quarter)

It wasn’t a great quarter of basketball but the Lakers seemed content to have the lead against the high-scoring Nuggets. The Lakers surged to a 10-point lead with a little more than a minute to play on a Matt Barnes steal and score.

The Lakers then finished out the quarter even stronger with a Steve Blake three-pointer and a free throw by Kobe Bryant.

The Lakers were shooting the ball well, making nine of 15 shots. Bryant had six points, four of those coming off free throws. Devin Ebanks and Ramon Sessions each had four points. Andrew Bynum had five rebounds.

The Nuggets were led by Danilo Gallinari with nine points. Denver was shooting a terrible 25% (five for 20).

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John Cherwa

John Cherwa is a special contributor to the Los Angeles Times. He started at The Times in 1980 and left in 1995 to be sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. sports coordinator in 2002. He rejoined The Times in 2009 and left his post as deputy sports editor late in 2017. Currently, his major coverage area is horse racing, where he can be found at big races at Santa Anita, the Triple Crown series and Breeders’ Cup. He also can be found at the Olympics, having just finished the Tokyo and Beijing double, marking his 11th Olympics. Cherwa also contributes general interest stories from Florida.

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