The Lakers took care of business on Friday, beating the Bucks 133-129 in what pretty easily qualifies as their best win of this young season.
The game started even and balanced, with marginal differences in rebounds, shooting percentage and score differential between both teams. After one, the Lakers had the edge, 33-31. Anthony Davis started the game off by taking on the challenge vs. Giannis Antetokonmpo head-on, scoring 13 points in just nine minutes of play. The Lakers matched speed with the Bucks and applied pressure every time they had a burst of production, with lots of double-teaming Giannis and great half-court defense to start the game.