Los Angeles Lakers: Biggest differences in game two from game one

After a very disappointing opening night game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the court against the Utah Jazz. This time, they came ready and prepared to play.

We all know what happened on opening night, with the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers had to move on to the next one and regain their focus. They did that tonight against the Utah Jazz in every way possible.

The team seemed to gel much better tonight with the defense actually performing for the entirety of the game. In total, the Lakers made the Jazz turn the ball over 22 times! The defense showed up to play and it showed in every way as they held the Jazz to only 86 points on the night.

The Lakers managed to even make an adjustment after the half by putting Anthony Davis at the center position, which actually worked. It made Rudy Gobert have to stay on the perimeter, which opened up the lanes to drive. The coaches and the players were ready tonight and it showed.

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LeBron James put on a show in the Lakers’ home opener. He put up 32 points with 10 assists and seven rebounds. The LeBron we all know and love showed up tonight, he made the right plays as usual. He also didn’t slow down on defense tonight.

AD had himself a good game as well. He grabbed 21 points to go along with seven rebounds. If there was one gripe to be had with AD’s game tonight, it would be the shot decisions he made. AD went way too much to the post fades tonight, which for the most part, were not going in.

The rest of the team also played great, except for KCP. Danny Green has been great these first two games. He may not have had a great statistical game, but he showed out defensively in every way.

Green hustled all night along with Dwight Howard, who for the second game in a row, played great. Howard seems to be serious about this re-do with the Lakers. Howard grabbed seven rebounds, with three offensive boards. He is continuing to grab the boards and is staying in the post while playing great.

Troy Daniels had himself a night. Hitting 4/8 from deep and ending up 15 points on the night. If he can play at this level close to this night in and night out he will be one of the better additions the Lakers made this offseason.

Overall it was a way better outing from the Lakers. The whole team played hard and hustled, especially on defense. The offense, of course, looked better as well. With more movement and more players involved throughout the game.

From here on out the Lakers need to continue to play at a high level. They seem to be heading toward the right direction after tonight. The Los Angeles Lakers will only get better from here on out, and it showed from the huge difference from game one to game two.