GAME NOTES Los Angeles Lakers (6-9) vs. Phoenix Suns (5-11) Game #16; Home Game #9 TV: Spectrum SportsNet; Spectrum Deportes Radio: ESPNLA 710; 1330 KWKW STAPLES Center Los Angeles, CA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/REC 10/19 LA Clippers L, 92-108 0-1 10/20 at Phoenix W, 132-130 1-1 10/22 New Orleans L, 112-119 1-2 10/25 Washington W, 102-99 2-2 10/27 Toronto L, 92-101 2-3 10/28 at Utah L, 81-96 2-4 10/31 Detroit W, 113-93 3-4 11/2 at Portland L, 110-113 3-5 11/3 Brooklyn W, 124-112 4-5 11/5 Memphis W, 107-102 5-5 11/8 at Boston L, 107-96 5-6 11/9 at Washington L, 95-111 5-7 11/11 at Milwaukee L, 90-98 5-8 11/13 at Phoenix W, 100-93 6-8 11/15 Philadelphia L, 109-115 6-9 11/17 Phoenix 7:30pm SPEC 11/19 Denver 6:30pm SPEC 11/21 Chicago 7:30pm SPEC 11/22 at Sacramento 7:30pm ESPN/SPEC 11/27 at LA Clippers 7:30pm SPEC 11/29 Golden State 7:30pm SPEC 12/2 at Denver 6:00pm SPEC 12/3 Houston 6:30pm SPEC 12/7 at Philadelphia 5:00pm TNT/SPEC 12/9 at Charlotte 4:00pm SPEC 12/12 at New York 4:00pm ESPN/SPEC 12/14 at Cleveland 5:00pm TNT 12/18 Golden State 7:30pm SPEC 12/20 at Houston 5:00pm SPEC 12/22 at Golden State 7:30pm ESPN 12/23 Portland 6:30pm SPEC 12/25 Minnesota 7:30pm TNT 12/27 Memphis 7:30pm SPEC 12/29 LA Clippers 7:30pm SPEC 12/31 at Houston 4:00pm SPEC 1/1 at Minnesota 5:00pm SPEC 1/3 Oklahoma City 7:30pm ESPN 1/5 Charlotte 7:30pm SPEC 1/7 Atlanta 6:30pm SPEC 1/9 Sacramento 7:30pm SPEC 1/11 San Antonio 7:30pm TNT 1/13 at Dallas 11:00am SPEC 1/15 at Memphis 2:30pm TNT/SPEC 1/17 at Oklahoma CitY 5:00pm ESPN/SPEC 1/19 Indiana 7:30pm SPEC 1/21 New York 12:30pm SPEC 1/23 Boston 7:30pm TNT 1/26 at Chicago 5:00pm SPEC 1/28 at Toronto 3:00pm SPEC 1/31 at Orlando 4:00pm SPEC 2/2 at Brooklyn 4:30pm SPEC 2/4 at Oklahoma City 11:00am ABC 2/6 Phoenix 7:30pm SPEC 2/8 at Oklahoma City 7:30pm TNT 2/10 at Dallas 5:30pm SPEC 2/14 at New Orleans 5:00pm SPEC 2/15 at Minnesota 6:00pm TNT/SPEC 2/23 Dallas 7:30pm ESPN/SPEC 2/24 at Sacramento 7:00pm SPEC 2/26 at Atlanta 4:30pm SPEC 3/1 at Miami 4:30pm SPEC 3/3 at San Antonio 6:00pm SPEC 3/5 Portland 7:30pm SPEC 3/7 Orlando 7:30pm SPEC 3/9 at Denver 6:00pm SPEC 3/11 Cleveland 6:00pm ESPN/SPEC 3/13 Denver 7:30pm SPEC 3/14 at Golden State 7:30pm ESPN/SPEC 3/16 Miami 7:30pm SPEC 3/19 at Indiana 4:00pm SPEC 3/22 at New Orleans 5:00pm SPEC 3/24 at Memphis 5:00pm SPEC 3/26 at Detroit 4:00pm SPEC 3/28 Dallas 7:30pm SPEC 3/30 Milwaukee 7:30pm SPEC 4/1 Sacramento 6:30pm SPEC 4/3 at Utah 6:00pm SPEC 4/4 San Antonio 7:30pm SPEC 4/6 Minnesota 7:30pm SPEC 4/8 Utah 3:00pm SPEC 4/10 Houston 7:30pm TNT 4/11 at LA Clippers 7:30pm SPEC All times PST/PDT Brandon Ingram #14 F 6-9 190 Duke Kyle Kuzma #0 F 6-9 220 Utah Brook Lopez #11 C 7-0 268 Stanford Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1 G 6-5 205 Georgia Lonzo Ball #2 G 6-6 190 UCLA RECORD HOME (STREAK) ROAD (STREAK) OVERTIME STREAK OVERALL 6-9 4-4 (L4) 2-5 (W1) 1-0 L1 PACIFIC 2-1 0-1 (L1) 2-0 (W2) --- W2 WESTERN 3-4 1-2 (W1) 2-2 (W1) --- W1 EASTERN 3-5 3-2 (L1) 0-3 (L3) 1-0 L4 RECORDS BY MONTH OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR 3-4 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 RECORD BREAKDOWN Larry Nance Jr. (second metacarpal fracture, left hand) is out GAME'S STARTERS GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 15/15 14.7 5.2 2.4.454.318.649 33.8 GAME: Career-high 26 points (11-18 FG, 4-5 FT), career-high 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks vs. PHI Has recorded three double-doubles this season Last year, became the fifth player in NBA history to total at least 150 assists, 50 three-pointers and 36 blocks in a season at the age of 19 or younger (Bryant, Anthony, James, Durant) GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 15/7 15.5 6.8 1.3.503.316.816 31.1 GAME: Career-high 24 points (9-18 FG, 1-4 3FG, 5-6 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 assist vs. PHI Among rookies, ranks third in scoring (15.3), third in FG% (.503) and fourth in rebounding (6.8) Has five 20+ point scoring games and four double-doubles this season GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 15/15 14.8 4.6 1.7.444.323.840 24.0 GAME: 8 points (3-12 FG, 0-5 3FG, 2-2 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists vs. PHI Became the first Lakers center to hit at least 5 three-pointers in a game 11/3 vs. BKN Last year, was the fifth center in NBA history to convert at least 125 3FG in a single season GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 13/13 11.5 5.3 2.5.398.303.727 33.7 GAME: 12 points (4-11 FG, 2-8 3FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks vs. PHI Signed with the Lakers as a free agent on July 13, 2017 Connected on 100+ 3FG for the third straight season in 2016-17, making 153 GP/GS PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 15/15 9.0 6.6 6.9.303.230.500 32.3 GAME: 2 points (1-9 FG, 0-6 3FG), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal vs. PHI Became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double 11/11 at MIL, becoming the first-ever NBA player to record at least 19 pts, 13 ast, 12 reb, 3 blk and 3 stl in a single game His season-high 29-point outing on 10/20 at PHX remains a single-game high for an NBA rookie this season 2017-18 RECORDS RECORDS BY DAY SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-3 2-1 0-2 + INJURY REPORT PRO NUN CI A TION GUIDE Luol Deng (Lu-owl DANG) Kyle Kuzma (COOZ-mah) Ivica Zubac (EVE-its-uh ZOO-bahtz) Jesse Murmuys (mer-miss) Jud Buechler (BUSH-ler) Marco Nuñez (NOON-yez) LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 1
NO. NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA / COUNTRY YRS 2 Lonzo Ball G 6-6 190 10/27/97 UCLA / USA R 17 Vander Blue* G 6-5 200 7/17/92 Marquette / USA 2 66 Andrew Bogut C 7-0 260 11/28/84 Utah / Australia 12 3 Corey Brewer F 6-9 186 3/5/86 Florida / USA 10 31 Thomas Bryant C 6-10 248 7/31/97 Indiana / USA R 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G 6-5 205 2/18/93 Georgia / USA 4 4 Alex Caruso* G 6-5 186 2/28/94 Texas A&M / USA R 6 Jordan Clarkson G 6-5 194 6/7/92 Missouri / USA 3 9 Luol Deng F 6-9 220 4/16/85 Duke / South Sudan 13 10 Tyler Ennis G 6-3 194 8/24/94 Syracuse / Canada 3 5 Josh Hart G 6-5 215 3/6/95 Villanova / USA R 14 Brandon Ingram F 6-9 190 9/2/97 Duke / USA 1 0 Kyle Kuzma F 6-9 220 7/24/95 Utah / USA R 11 Brook Lopez C 7-0 268 4/1/88 Stanford / USA 9 7 Larry Nance Jr. F 6-9 230 1/1/93 Wyoming / USA 2 30 Julius Randle F 6-9 250 11/29/94 Kentucky / USA 3 40 Ivica Zubac C 7-1 240 3/18/97 Mega Leks (Serbia) / Croatia 1 *Two-Way Contract HEAD COACH Luke Walton (Arizona) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Brian Shaw (UC Santa Barbara) ASSISTANT COACHES Jesse Murmuys (Arizona), Brian Keefe (UNLV), Mark Madsen (Stanford), Jud Buechler (Arizona), Miles Simon (Arizona) ATHLETIC TRAINER Marco Nuñez (Cal Poly Pomona) 2017-18 LOS ANGELES LAKERS ROSTER pro nun ci a tion GUIDE Luol Deng (Lu-owl DANG) Kyle Kuzma (COOZ-mah) Ivica Zubac (EVE-its-uh ZOO-bahtz) Jesse Murmuys (mer-miss) Jud Buechler (BUSH-ler) Marco Nuñez (NOON-yez) NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Kyle Kuzma 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 Lonzo Ball 3 Corey Brewer 4 Alex Caruso 5 Josh Hart 6 Jordan Clarkson 7 Larry Nance Jr. 9 Luol Deng 10 Tyler Ennis 11 Brook Lopez 14 Brandon Ingram 17 Vander Blue 30 Julius Randle 31 Thomas Bryant 40 Ivica Zubac 66 Andrew Bogut YEAR DRAFT (Pick) TRADE (Acquired From) FREE AGENT 2014-15 Julius Randle (7th) Jordan Clarkson (Washington) 2015-16 Larry Nance Jr. (27th) 2016-17 Brandon Ingram (2nd) Ivica Zubac (32nd) HOW THE LAKERS WERE BUILT Corey Brewer (Houston) Tyler Ennis (Houston) 2017-18 Lonzo Ball (2nd) Thomas Bryant (Utah) Josh Hart (Utah) Kyle Kuzma (Brooklyn) Brook Lopez (Brooklyn) Luol Deng Vander Blue Andrew Bogut Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Alex Caruso 2 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
OPPONENT BREAKDOWN ALL-TIME RECORD vs. PHOENIX SUNS HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERALL 90-31 48-74 - 138-105 ALL-TIME SERIES FACTS Current Streak Won 3 Last Home Loss Dec. 9, 2016 (115-119) Most Points Allowed 138 @ Phoenix, 1/19/84 Current Home Streak Lost 1 Last Road Loss Feb. 15, 2017 (101-137) Fewest Points Scored 76 @ Phoenix, 3/18/13 Current Road Streak Won 3 Largest Winning Margin 37 @ Phoenix, 12/28/00 (115-78) 37 vs. Phoenix, 1/2/87 (155-118) 37 @ Phoenix, 10/31/85 (144-107) Fewest Points Allowed 77 vs. Phoenix, 1/3/16 Last Home Win Nov. 6, 2016 (119-108) Largest Losing Margin 36 @ Phoenix, 2/15/17 (101-137) High Individual Game (LAL) 66, W. Chamberlain @ Phoenix, 2/9/69 Last Road Win Nov. 13, 2017 (100-93) Most Points Scored 155 vs. Phoenix, 1/2/87 High Individual Game (PHX) 43, G. Goodrich vs. Phoenix, 2/28/69 SEASON & SERIES NOTES; CONNECTIONS 2016-17 Season Notes: The Lakers are 2-0 vs. the Suns this season. All-Time Series Notes: The two teams have met 243 times, with the Lakers leading the all-time series 138-105... The Lakers are 24-12 against the Suns all-time at STAPLES Center in the regular season... The Lakers win over the Suns on March 9, 2017 snapped an 11-game losing streak in Phoenix... The Lakers have since won three straight games at Talking Stick Resort Arena... In 2010-11, the Lakers defeated the Suns in triple overtime at STAPLES Center on March 22, 2011... The three-overtime contest was the second ever in Los Angeles (1-1), fourth since the team moved West prior to the 1960-61 season (2-2), and tied for the 2nd longest game in franchise history behind a 4-overtime loss in January of 1980 at Cleveland In February of 2009, Kobe Bryant shared MVP honors with then-sun Shaquille O Neal at the 2009 All-Star Game in Phoenix. Connections: Lakers G Tyler Ennis was drafted by the Suns with the 18th pick in the 2014 draft and played for the team for the first half of his rookie season Ennis was teammates with Suns F Jared Dudley during the second half of the 2014-15 season with the Milwaukee Bucks Lakers Assistant Coach Jud Buechler played for the Suns for the first part of the 2001-02 season Lakers F Luol Deng and Suns C Tyson Chandler were teammates with the Chicago Bulls from 2004-06 Deng was originally drafted by the Suns with the 7th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft Chandler went to Dominguez High School in Compton, CA Lakers G Lonzo Ball and Suns F Josh Jackson were teammates at the 2016 McDonald s All-American Game Lakers F Larry Nance Jr. s father, Larry Nance, played for the Suns from 1981-88 Lakers C Brook Lopez s brother, Robin Lopez, played for the Suns from 2008-12 Suns Interim Head Coach Jay Triano was drafted by the Lakers with the 179th pick in the 1981 NBA Draft Triano has coached Ennis with the Canadian National Team Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton (1999-03), Lakers Assistant Coach Jesse Mermuys, Lakers Assistant Coach Miles Simon (1994-98) and Buechler (1986-90) all went to college at Arizona Suns Assistant Coach Marlon Garnett is from Los Angeles and went to Hamilton High School in LA Lakers C Ivica Zubac and Suns F Dragan Bender have both competed internationally for Croatia Lakers F Julius Randle (2013-14), Suns G Devin Booker (2014-15), Suns G Brandon Knight (2010-11) and Suns G Tyler Ulis (2014-16) all played collegiately at the University of Kentucky 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (2-0) DATE SITE SCORE W/L 10/20/17 Talking Stick Resort Arena 132-130 W 11/13/17 Talking Stick Resort Arena 100-93 W 11/17/17 STAPLES Center 2/6/18 STAPLES Center REGULAR SEASON MEETING Lakers 100, SUNS 93 November 13, 2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena Game 14 Team 1 2 3 4 OT TOT FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS Biggest Lead Lakers 21 22 31 26 100.424.424.615 9 43 52 17 20 6 16 6 10 SUNS 20 24 29 20 93.389.269.600 12 43 55 15 17 6 15 4 14 Jordan Clarkson led the way for Los Angeles with a season-high 25 points (11-19 FG, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) off the bench. It was Clarkson's 50th career game with 20+ points and his 15th game with at least 25. Brook Lopez recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, his third of the season, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nearly notched a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Corey Brewer scored 13 points, the most he's scored as a Laker, with Kyle Kuzma (11 points) rounding out the double-digit scoring for the Lakers. Andrew Bogut played 15 minutes and grabbed seven rebounds, pushing him over the 6,000 mark for his career. He became the 15th active player with at least 6,000 rebounds. Julius Randle continued his bench contributions with eight points and eight boards. The game saw 11 lead changes with five ties, with Phoenix leading by as many as nine points, and L.A. by as many as 10. The Lakers would outscore the Suns 57-49 in the second half to close out the victory. Phoenix was paced by Devin Booker (36 points) and T.J. Warren (23 points, 8 rebounds), while Dragan Bender added 15 points off the bench and Tyson Chandler grabbed 15 rebounds for the Suns. LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 3
GAME RECAP 76ers 115, LAKERS 109 November 15, 2017 STAPLES Center Game 15 (6-9) Team 1 2 3 4 OT TOT FG% 3FG% FT% OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS Biggest Lead 76ers 29 29 25 32 115.488.219.800 8 44 52 27 19 7 16 15 13 LAKERS 26 28 30 25 109.385.111.815 22 35 57 18 23 7 9 6 2 Brandon Ingram recorded career highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Kyle Kuzma followed with his career-best of 24 points, but the Lakers could not top the 76ers. Ingram was 11-of-18 from the field with three assists and two blocks. Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points off the bench, with six rebounds and five assists. It was his third 20-pooint game as a reserve this season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope rounded out the double-digit scoring for Los Angeles, with Andrew Bogut contributing 10 rebounds and six points off the bench. The Lakers were just 3-of-27 from three-point range, but managed a season-best 66 points in the paint to pick up some of the slack. L.A. tied season highs with 22 offensive rebounds and 57 total boards, for 27 second-chance points. Philadelphia was led by Joel Embiid, with a career-high 46 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks. Ben Simmons was a rebound away from a triple-double, notching 18 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and five steals. Robert Covington (12 points) and J.J. Redick (11) also finished in double-figures for the 76ers. LAKERS LATEST QUICK HITS Kyle Kuzma recorded a new career-best with 24 points last time out. He's got five 20-point games, tied for most by a rookie (D. Mitchell). L.A. ranks third in total rebounds (47.5) and is T-1st in defensive rebounds (37.5). On the defensive end, the Lakers are fourth in the league with a defensive rating of 100.0 and fourth in blocks per game (5.9). INGRAM ENGAGED Brandon Ingram recorded career highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds on 11/15 vs. PHI. It was his third double-double and third 20-point game of the season. Ingram is the only player in the NBA age 20-years or younger averaging at least 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He is joined by Joel Embiid as the only second-year players matching those tallies. Sixteen players in NBA history have posted these averages or better at 20-or-younger for an entire season, including K. Durant, L. James, K. Bryant and M. Johnson. BALL OUT YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO RECORD A TRIPLE-DOUBLE On 11/11 at MIL, Lonzo Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, at 20 years and 15 days old. Player DATE (opponent) AGE Stat Line Ball topped the previous mark held by LeBron James, at 20 years and 20 days, while Magic Johnson previously held the Lakers record at 20 years and 75 days. Ball went for 19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to put up those numbers or better in a single game Lonzo Ball LeBron James LeBron James Lamar Odom 11/11/17 at MIL 1/19/05 at POR 1/22/05 at GSW 12/30/99 at HOU 20y - 15d 20y - 20d 20y - 23d 20y - 54d 19 pts, 13 ast, 12 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk 27 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast, 4 stl 28 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast 10 pts, 13 reb, 10 ast PINE PRODUCTION The Lakers rank fourth in the NBA in bench production, with 41.5 bench points per game. Jordan Clarkson has 10+ points in 13 contests, with the second-most bench points in the NBA this season (237). His 15.8 ppg is third among reserves (min. 7 games). Julius Randle is the only player in the NBA averaging 11+ points and 6+ rebounds in 21 or fewer minutes per game. BROOK(LYN) Brook Lopez went off for a season-high 34 points (13-23 FG, 6-9 3PT), 10 rebounds, three blocks and two assists against his former team, the Brooklyn Nets, on 11/3. He became the first Lakers center in franchise history to hit 5+ three-pointers in a single game Lopez joins Nikola Vucevic and Channing Frye as the only NBA centers to notch 30-and-10 with six three-pointers made since at least 1983-84 Became the fourth player to notch at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in a game this season (D. Cousins, A. Davis, K. Towns) It was the first 30-and-10 performance by a Laker since Kobe went for 30-11-12 on 11/30/14 vs. Toronto NOTABLE LAKER PERFORMANCES IN FIRST GAME VS. PREVIOUS TEAM Player Opponent (Date) Stat Line Brook Lopez vs. BKN (11/3/17) 34 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at MIL (10/28/75) 30 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast, 9 blk Nick Young vs. PHI (12/29/13) 26 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl Shaquille O'Neal vs. ORL (12/6/96) 25 pts, 18 reb, 2 ast, 5 stl, 7 blk Lamar Odom vs. MIA (12/25/04) 24 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk Dwight Howard vs. ORL (12/2/12) 21 pts, 15 reb FREE THROW WOES L.A. allowed the fewest free throws made or attempted by an opponent in franchise history on Halloween Night, with Detroit finishing just 1-of-3 from the charity stripe. Prior to 10/31, a Laker opponent had only made three or fewer free throws on three occasions The three free throws attempted were also an opponent-low, surpassing the previous low of four, when New Orleans was 4-of-4 on 2/5/11 At the time, it was the ninth occasion in NBA history in which a team converted just one free throw or less, and the first time since Golden State went 1-for-2 at Philadelphia on 1/30/16 LAKER OPPONENT FREE THROW LOWS Game (Date) FTM FTA vs. DET (10/31/17) 1* 3* vs. CHI (2/2/96) 3 9 vs. NYK (2/26/92) 3 8 vs. MIA (4/5/91) 3 13 *opponent franchise lows 4 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
LAKERS LATEST ZO TIME Lonzo Ball finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists on 10/20 at PHX, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to notch 29-11-9 in a single game. Since the 1983-84 season, three players have gone for at least 29-11-9 at the age of 21 or younger: Lonzo Ball, LeBron James (5x) and Michael Jordan PLAYERS WITH 29-11-9, AGE 21 OR YOUNGER (SINCE 1983-84) Ball is the first rookie to put up those numbers since Blake Griffin in 2011, and joins Griffin, Player (Age) Game (Date) PTS REB AST Jason Kidd, Larry Johnson, Chuck Person and Michael Jordan as the only first-year Lonzo Ball (19-358) at PHX (10/20/17) 29 11 9 players to do so since '83-84 The 29 points were the most by a Lakers rookie in the first or second game of their career LeBron James* (21-92) vs. MIA (4/1/06) 47 12 9 since at least 1963, surpassing the 26 points that Earvin "Magic" Johnson tallied in his Michael Jordan (21-332) vs. DEN (1/14/85) 35 14 15 debut *5 times, most recent listed Ball became the first player since Oscar Robertson (1960) to post at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in his first NBA road game KUZ DEBUTS Rookie Kyle Kuzma scored the most total points in the NBA this preseason, finishing with 104. The Bulls Justin Holiday was the only other player to score at least 100 points. Kuzma's 17.3 ppg was the most for any reserve player, and ranked 11th overall among players appearing in at least four games SOUTH BAY LAKERS South Bay is 3-1 to start their 2017-18 G League season. Despite suffering their first loss of the season on Sunday, guard Scott Machado came off the bench to tally a career-high 32 points and 11 assists. Machado s 8.8 assists per game ranks third in the G League for assists. The reigning G League MVP Vander Blue is on a two-way deal with the Lakers, as is Summer League and preseason standout Alex Caruso On 10/23, the SB Lakers announced that Laker-great Metta World Peace would join the staff as a player development coach NEW ADDITIONS The Lakers added a lot of new faces to the roster for the 2017-18 season through free agency and the 2017 NBA draft. Brook Lopez and the rights to the 27th overall pick (Kyle Kuzma) came to the Lakers in a draft night trade with Brookyln Later in the evening, the Lakers traded the 28th overall pick (Tony Bradley) to Utah in exchange for the 30th (Josh Hart) and 42nd (Thomas Bryant) overall selections Free agent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed with the team on July 13, while Alex Caruso signed the team s first ever two-way contract on the same day The team was completed with the signings of center Andrew Bogut on September 19 and guard Vander Blue to a two-way deal on October 18 VICTORY IN VEGAS The Lakers won their first ever Summer League Championship, led by the newly acquired Ball and Kuzma. L.A. closed out the tournament with five-straight victories Ball earned Tournament MVP honors, while Kuzma was named MVP of the Championship game SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE A closer look at the Los Angeles Lakers 2017-18 season schedule: L.A. will play 13 sets of back-to-backs (after playing 16 in 2016-17 and 18 in 2015-16) The Lakers have 23 national TV appearances scheduled this season The team's longest road trip of the season is 10 days/five games between January 26-February 4 The longest home stand of the season is nine days/five games between January 3-11 The Western Conference teams that L.A. only plays three times are: New Orleans (once at home), Portland (one away), San Antonio (one away) and Utah (one home) 2017-18 BACK-TO-BACKS Home/Road: 1-3 First Game: 0-2 Second Game: 1-1 Road/Home: 1-1 First Game: 0-1 Second Game: 1-0 Home/Home: 0-0 First Game: 0-0 Second Game: 0-0 Road/Road: 0-2 First Game: 0-1 Second Game: 0-2 VERIZON DUNKS FOR DOLLARS For each slam dunk converted at home this season, Verizon Wireless will make a $75 donation (up to $15,000) to a fund set up to support a local non-profit organization focusing on STEM education: The funds will be used exclusively to renovate an existing technology center in the greater Los Angeles area The Lakers have converted 42 total dunks at home this season, with the single-game high of seven coming on 10/19 vs. LAC Verizon Wireless is the Official Wireless Network of the Los Angeles Lakers COMMUNITY CORNER The Lakers began a month-long program "Building Bridges with Basketball", with the goal of uniting members of the LAPD with at-risk teens around the game of basketball. On 11/4, Metta World Peace took part in the first Building Bridges clinic at the UCLA Health Training Center Three more of these clinics are scheduled this month, on 11/11, 11/18 and 11/25, all at the UHTC L.A. hosted Veterans Night on 11/15, as hosts to the 76ers. 180 veterans attended the game as guests of the Lakers This season's Thanksgiving Feast took place on 11/16 at the HOLA Gym Downtown, with hundreds of attendees gathering for a night of celebrating and thanksgiving with the Lakers players, staff and the Laker Girls. It's the first "Season of Giving" event for the team this year. LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 5
HEAD COACH LUKE WALTON 2ND NBA SEASON 2ND SEASON WITH LAKERS Overall NBA Record: 97 games; 32-65 (.330) CAREER NOTES: Finished with a 26-56 (.317) record in his first season at the helm Guided the Lakers to a nine-win improvement and totaled the most wins at home by the franchise since 2012-13 (17) L.A.'s 104.7 points per game average last year was the most by a Lakers team since the 2008-09 season Hired as the 26th Head Coach in Lakers franchise history (22nd in the Los Angeles era) on April 29, 2016 At 37 years old, is the youngest head coach in the NBA Eighth individual to both play for and coach the Lakers Served as Interim Head Coach of the Golden State Warriors for the first 43 games of the 2015-16 season, overseeing a 39-4 start to the year (including winning the first 24 consecutive games, an NBA record) Finished 9th in 2016 NBA Coach of the Year voting, despite not being eligible for the award Was an Assistant Coach on Golden State s 2015 NBA Championship and 2016 team Player Development Coach for the then-los Angeles D-Fenders during the 2013-14 season and served as an Assistant Coach at the University of Memphis during the NBA lockout in 2011 10-year NBA veteran with the Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers Was a part of the Lakers 2009 and 2010 NBA Championship teams LAKERS CUMULATIVE STATISTICS Through November 16 (6-9) LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-2018 SEASON STATISTICS -FIELD GOALS- --3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG -- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -- -------------------- AVERAGE PER GAME --------------------- ---------------- AVERAGE PER 48 MINUTES ---------------- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS REB AST PF STL TO BLK PTS 6 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
2 LONZO BALL GUARD 6-6 190 UCLA 10/27/97 1ST SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 38:34 4 15 1 5 0 0 1 4 5 6 1 1 2 4-5 9 11/9 at Washington L 28:30 3 12 1 7 3 7 3 5 8 8 1 2 4 0-15 10 11/11 at Milwaukee L 38:48 7 12 3 5 2 4 0 12 12 13 3 3 4 3 10 19 11/13 at Phoenix W 28:05 3 10 1 4 0 0 2 3 5 5 2 2 4 0-11 7 11/15 Philadelphia L 21:25 1 9 0 6 0 0 3 2 5 2 3 1 2 0-18 2 NOTEWORTHY: Ranks eighth in the NBA in assists (6.9) and is the team's leader in that category Among rookies, is second in assists, fifth in rebounds (6.6), third in steals (1.33) and 14th in scoring (9.0) His season-high 29-point outing on 10/20 at PHX remains a single-game high for an NBA rookie this season At 20 years and 15 days, became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double 11/11 at MIL Has recorded four double-digit scoring games, including one 20+ point performance... Led the team in points once, rebounds three times, assists 13 times, steals four times and blocks four times... Notched first career triple-double 11/11 at MIL (19 pts, 12 reb, 13 ast), along with a career-high three steals and three blocks... Had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists 11/9 at WAS... Became first Lakers rookie since at least 1983-84 to have four blocks in a game... Totaled eight points, eight rebounds and 13 assists 10/22 vs. NOP... Narrowly missed first triple-double of career with 29 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists CAREER HIGHS PTS... 29 at PHX (10/20/17) FG... 12 at PHX (10/20/17) FT...3 at WAS (11/9/17) 3FG... 4 at PHX (10/20/17) OR... 3, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15/17) DR... 12 at MIL (11/11/17) TOT... 12 at MIL (11/11/17) AST... 13, twice, last at MIL (11/11/17) STL... 3 at MIL (11/11/17) BLK... 4 at BOS (11/8/17) MIN...40 vs. WAS (10/25/17) and one steal 10/20 at PHX... Became one of only three players to go for 29-11-9 before the age of 21 (L. James, M. Jordan)... Was also first player since Oscar Robinson (1960) to register at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in his first career road contest... In his NBA debut, recorded three points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block 10/19 vs. LAC, good for the highest rebounding total by any Laker in a debut since at least 1983-84 Selected by the Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft Became the first Lakers player to be named NBA Las Vegas Summer League MVP in 2017, averaging 16.3 points, a league-record 9.3 assists, 7.7 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game Consensus First Team All-American in his lone season at UCLA... Became the first player in the Pac-12 to average at least 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists per game since Jason Kidd in 1992-93 Lists rapping as his off-the-court talent and to date has released multiple singles under the pseudonym "ZO" 17 VANDER BLUE (Two-Way Contract) GUARD 6-5 200 MARQUETTE 7/7/92 3RD SEASON 11/8 at Boston L DNP 11/9 at Washington L 3:06 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11/11 at Milwaukee L 14:21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 11/13 at Phoenix W 5:31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 11/15 Philadelphia L DNP Appeared in his first game of the season 11/9 at WAS, totaling two points in three minutes... DNP-CD three times... Inactive for nine games... (NBA G League) Averaging 25.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.0 steal through one game with the South Bay Lakers Signed by the Lakers to a two-way contract on October 18, 2017 Appeared in two games (one start) for the Lakers in 2014-15, averaging 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals as an NBA call-up Has also played for the Boston Celtics in his career 2017 NBA G League Most Valuable Player... Two-time All-NBA G League First Team selection (2017, 2016)... Three-time NBA G League All-Star (2017, 2016, 2015) Is the South Bay Lakers' all-time scoring leader and ranks third on the NBA G League s all-time scoring list 2 at WAS (11/9)... PTS... 15 vs. SAC (4/15/15) 1 at WAS (11/9)... FG... 6 vs. SAC (4/15/15) N/A... FT... 2 vs. SAC (4/15/15) N/A... 3FG...1, twice, last vs. SAC (4/15/15) N/A...OR... 2 vs. SAC (4/15/15) 1 at MIL (11/11)... DR... 5 vs. SAC (4/15/15) 1 at MIL (11/11)... TOT... 7 vs. SAC (4/15/15) 1 at PHX (11/13)... AST... 8 vs. SAC (4/15/15) N/A... STL...2 at SAC (4/13/15) N/A...BLK...N/A 14 at MIL (11/11)... MIN... 48 vs. SAC (4/15/15) Son of Rita Blue Member of the USA Basketball U18 National Team, winning a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 7
66 ANDREW BOGUT CENTER 7-0 260 UTAH 11/28/84 13TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 5:34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 1-10 0 11/9 at Washington L DNP 11/11 at Milwaukee L DNP 11/13 at Phoenix W 15:49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 2 15 0 11/15 Philadelphia L 19:39 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 2 2 1 0 2-2 6 Has led the team in blocks three times... Notched season highs with six points and 10 rebounds, going along with two blocks 11/15 vs. PHI... Pulled down seven rebounds with two blocks 11/13 at PHX... In that game, became 15th active player to reach the 6,000 career rebounds mark... In his Lakers debut, totaled two rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal 10/19 vs. LAC... DNP-CD three times... Missed three games due to back tightness (11/2-11/5) Drafted first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2005 NBA Draft... Signed by the Lakers as a free agent on September 19, 2017 Has 174 career double-doubles Finished among the league's leaders in blocks in four seasons: sixth in 2013-14 (1.8), first in 2010-11 (2.6), second in 2009-10 (2.5) and ninth in 2007-08 (1.7) Has also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers in his career All-NBA Third Team (2010) 2015 Second Team All-Defense selection First Team All-Rookie in 2006 Loves soccer, Australian Rules Football and tennis Has two Siberian Huskies In 2012, the Oakland Zoo named a wallaroo joey Bogut in his honor as both hail from Australia 6 vs. PHI (11/15)... PTS... 32 at DAL (1/26/10) 3 vs. PHI (11/15)... FG... 14, twice, last at IND (12/21/09) N/A... FT...9 vs. CHI (4/14/08) N/A... 3FG...1, 3 times, last vs. NOP (3/14/16) 4 vs. PHI (11/15)...OR...10 vs. DET (2/9/10) 7 at PHX (11/13)... DR...20 vs. MIA (1/7/11) 10 vs. PHI (11/15)... TOT...27 vs. MIA (1/7/11) 2 vs. PHI (11/15)... AST... 8 vs. TOR (3/12/07) 1, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15)... STL...4, twice, last vs. HOU (3/8/13) 2, three times, last vs. PHI (11/15)...BLK...9 at NOP (4/7/15) 20 vs. PHI (11/15)... MIN... 50 at NOH (2/8/07) 3 COREY BREWER FORWARD 6-9 186 FLORIDA 3/5/86 11TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 10:59 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 1 0-12 3 11/9 at Washington L 10:22 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1-2 2 11/11 at Milwaukee L 6:20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0-8 0 11/13 at Phoenix W 18:09 5 7 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 13 13 11/15 Philadelphia L 9:53 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0-1 3 NOTEWORTHY: Has appeared in 292 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NBA Has recorded one double-digit scoring game... Led the team in steals once... Had a season-high 13 points, one rebound and one steal 11/13 at PHX... Recorded two points, three rebounds and one block in the season-opener 10/19 vs. LAC Drafted seventh overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2007 NBA Draft... Acquired by the Lakers from the Houston Rockets along with a 2017 first round draft pick in exchange for Lou Williams on Feb. 23, 2017 Has four career double-doubles Appeared in 82 games in four different seasons, including each of the last two Has also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets Member of the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks From Portland, Tennessee and attended Portland HS Has two children, Kellen and Sebastian Focuses his community outreach on raising money for Diabetes treatment and research 13 at PHX (11/13)... PTS... 51 vs. HOU (4/11/14) 5 at PHX (11/13)... FG... 19 vs. HOU (411/14) 4 vs. TOR (10/27)... FT... 11 vs. HOU (4/11/14) 1 at PHX (11/13)... 3FG... 6, twice, last at SAS (12/28/14) 1, 3 times, last at BOS (11/8)...OR...6 at MEM (4/12/08) 4 at POR (11/2)... DR... 14 at ATL (12/6/07) 4 at POR (11/2)... TOT... 18 at ATL (12/6/07) 3 vs. TOR (10/27)... AST... 9 vs. LAL (12/14/14) 3 at PHX (10/20)... STL...6, 5 times, last at CHI (3/5/16) 1, 4 times, last at WAS (11/9)...BLK...3, 5 times, last vs. HOU (12/5/14) 33 at PHX (10/20)... MIN... 48 at DAL (3/19/14) 8 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
31 THOMAS BRYANT CENTER 6-10 248 INDIANA 7/31/97 1ST SEASON 11/8 at Boston L INA 11/9 at Washington L INA 11/11 at Milwaukee L INA 11/13 at Phoenix W INA 11/15 Philadelphia L DNP DNP-CD twice... Inactive for 13 games... (NBA G League) Averaging 20.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 1.0 steal through four games on assignment with the South Bay Lakers Selected by the Utah Jazz with the 42nd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft... Acquired by the Lakers from the Utah Jazz along with the draft rights to Josh Hart in exchange for the draft rights to Tony Bradley on June 22, 2017 Born in Rochester, NY Lists his hidden talent as drawing Interested in pursuing a career in sports commentating after retirement from the NBA CAREER HIGHS PTS... N/A FG... N/A FT... N/A 3FG... N/A OR... N/A DR... N/A TOT... N/A AST... N/A STL... N/A BLK... N/A MIN... N/A 1 KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE GUARD 6-5 205 GEORGIA 2/18/93 5TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 35:39 4 10 2 6 2 3 0 3 3 3 4 1 2 1-1 12 11/9 at Washington L 34:17 5 10 0 4 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 3 1 0-7 13 11/11 at Milwaukee L 34:43 3 10 1 4 0 2 1 4 5 2 3 1 2 0-14 7 11/13 at Phoenix W 33:47 5 15 4 9 1 3 2 7 9 3 1 2 4 0-1 15 11/15 Philadelphia L 41:15 4 11 2 8 2 2 0 7 7 2 1 1 0 2 0 12 Scored in double figures in nine games, including one 20+ point performance... Has led the team in rebounds once, steals five times and blocks once... Had 15 points, a career-high-tying 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals 11/13 at PHX... Recorded 15 points and seven rebounds 11/5 vs. MEM... Had 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal 10/31 vs. DET, his first meeting against his former team... Notched 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in an overtime win 10/25 vs. WAS... Registered 20 points (7-11 FG), two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block in his Lakers debut 10/22 vs. NOP Selected by the Detroit Pistons with the eighth overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft... Signed with the Lakers as a free agent on July 13, 2017 Has two career double-doubles Connected on 100+ three-pointers in three straight seasons One of 22 players in NBA history to convert at least 475 three-pointers in their first four professional seasons Participated in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star 2015 He and his wife, McKenzie Caldwell-Pope, have two sons, KJ and Kenzo His favorite TV Shows are Criminal Minds and Power Lists golf as one of his hidden talents 20 vs. NOP (10/22)... PTS... 38 vs. NOP (2/1/17) 7 vs. NOP (10/22)... FG... 12 vs. NOP (2/1/17) 4 vs. NOP (10/22)... FT... 8 vs. BOS (12/16/15) 4 at PHX (11/13)... 3FG... 8 vs. NOP (2/1/17) 2, twice, last at PHX (11/13)...OR...4, 5 times, last vs. MIL (10/30/16) 8 at PHX (11/13)... DR... 10 at IND (1/2/16) 10 at PHX (11/13)... TOT... 10, 4 times, last at PHX (11/13/17) 5, twice, last vs. BKN (11/3)... AST... 10 vs. LAC (11/25/16) 3 at WAS (11/9)... STL...4, 13 times, last vs. NOP (2/1/17) 2 vs. PHI (11/15)...BLK...3 vs. HOU (1/31/15) 42 vs. WAS (10/25)... MIN... 49 at CHI (12/18/15) LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 9
4 ALEX CARUSO (Two-Way Contract) GUARD 6-5 186 TEXAS A&M 2/28/94 1ST SEASON 11/8 at Boston L INA 11/9 at Washington L INA 11/11 at Milwaukee L INA 11/13 at Phoenix W INA 11/15 Philadelphia L INA In his NBA debut, totaled two points, one rebound and two assists 10/19 vs. LAC... Inactive for 13 games... (NBA G League) Averaging 16.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.2 steals through five games with the South Bay Lakers Signed by the Lakers to a two-way contract on July 13, 2017 In 2016-17, appeared in 50 games (46 starts) with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League, averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.2 steals in 30.3 minutes... Finished the season ranked first in the NBA G League in total steals (107) and fourth in steals per game (2.2) Father played basketball at Creighton Graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Sports Management Favorite non-nba sports team is Manchester City F.C. CAREER HIGHS PTS...2 vs. LAC (10/19/17) FG...1 vs. LAC (10/19/17) FT... N/A 3FG... N/A OR... N/A DR... 1, twice, last at PHX (10/20/17) TOT... 1, twice, last at PHX (10/20/17) AST... 2, twice, last at PHX (10/20/17) STL... N/A BLK... N/A MIN...12 vs. LAC (10/19/17) 6 JORDAN CLARKSON GUARD 6-5 194 MISSOURI 6/7/92 4TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 27:22 7 13 2 4 2 4 3 2 5 2 3 2 3 0-6 18 11/9 at Washington L 20:06 5 10 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0-13 15 11/11 at Milwaukee L 20:22 3 8 0 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0-6 8 11/13 at Phoenix W 26:07 11 19 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 15 25 11/15 Philadelphia L 31:40 8 21 0 2 4 4 3 3 6 5 1 2 0 0 3 20 NOTEWORTHY: Is the team's leader in scoring (15.8) Ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring off the bench (min. 5 games) Scored in double figures 13 times, including three 20+ point performances... Has led the team in scoring four times, assists twice and steals four times... Had 20 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals 11/15 vs. PHI... Scored a season-best 25 points with three rebounds, three assists and one steal 11/13 at PHX... Contributed 18 points, a season-high five rebounds, two assists and two steals 11/8 at BOS... Had 19 points while matching season highs in rebounds (4), assists (5) and steals (2) 11/3 vs. BKN... Notched a season bench-high 24 points to go with five assists 10/22 vs. NOP... Recorded 18 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the season-opener 10/19 vs. LAC 25 at PHX (11/13)... PTS... 35 vs. MIN (3/24/17) 11 at PHX (11/13)... FG... 13 vs. MIN (3/24/17) 7 vs. BKN (11/3)... FT...10 vs. PHI (312/17) 3, twice, last at PHX (11/13)... 3FG... 8 vs. MIN (3/24/17) 3, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15)...OR...4, 3 times, last at CHI (2/21/16) 4 vs. MEM (11/5)... DR...8, twice, last at UTA (3/28/16) 6 vs. PHI (11/15)... TOT...10 vs. IND (11/29/15) 5, 4 times, last vs. PHI (11/15)... AST...11 at PHI (3/30/15) 2, 5 times, last vs PHI (11/15)... STL... 5, 4 times, last vs. IND (1/20/17) N/A...BLK...3 at OKC (3/24/15) 32 vs. PHI (11/15)... MIN... 47, twice, last vs. MIN (3/24/17) Selected by the Washington Wizards with the 46th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft... Acquired by the Lakers in a draft-night trade in exchange for cash considerations on June 26, 2014... Signed a multi-year contract with the Lakers on July 7, 2016 Has three career double-doubles NBA First Team All-Rookie selection in 2014-15... Rookie of the Month for March 2015, the first Laker to ever win the award Participated in the 2016 NBA All-Star Rising Stars Challenge Graduated from Missouri with a BA in Arts & Science Brother is Bear Clarkson, who plays collegiate basketball at Harris-Stowe State University 10 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
9 LUOL DENG FORWARD 6-9 220 DUKE 4/16/85 14TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L INA 11/9 at Washington L INA 11/11 at Milwaukee L INA 11/13 at Phoenix W INA 11/15 Philadelphia L INA Recorded two points, one assist and one steal in the season-opener 10/19 vs. LAC... DNP-CD once... Inactive for 13 games Drafted seventh overall by the Suns in the 2004 NBA Draft and immediately traded to the Bulls... Signed as a free agent by the Lakers on July 7, 2016 Has 115 career double-doubles Scored his 13,000th career point on Dec. 17, 2016 at Cleveland Two-time NBA All-Star (2012, 2013) First Team All-Rookie in 2005 NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2013 Has also played for the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat in his career 2014 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner 2007 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner 2 vs. LAC (10/19)... PTS... 40 vs. POR (11/1/10) 1 vs. LAC (10/19)... FG...18 vs. POR (3/26/07) N/A... FT...11, 3 times, last vs. DET (3/31/13) N/A... 3FG... 6 vs. BOS (2/16/12) N/A...OR...7, 4 times, last vs. ATL (1/4/14) N/A... DR...13, 3 times, last at BOS (1/13/12) N/A... TOT... 20 vs. MIL (11/3/09) 1 vs. LAC (10/19)... AST... 11, twice, last at CLE (11/30/13) 1 vs. LAC (10/19)... STL... 6 vs. ORL (2/26/07) N/A...BLK... 4, 4 times, last vs. IND (2/24/10) 13 vs. LAC (10/19)... MIN... 56 vs. NOP (12/2/13) From Wau, Sudan Created the Luol Deng Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting those in need by providing resources and creating opportunities for a better way of life, with hope, integrity, and faith as values Is a two-time participant in the NBA Africa Game, serving as a co-captain of Team Africa in August 2017 10 TYLER ENNIS GUARD 6-3 194 SYRACUSE 8/24/94 4TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L DNP 11/9 at Washington L 11:11 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 8 2 11/11 at Milwaukee L DNP 11/13 at Phoenix W DNP 11/15 Philadelphia L DNP Scored in double figures once... Has led the team in steals once... Had two points, one rebound, one assist, two steals and one block in 11 minutes 11/9 at WAS... Notched a season-high 10 points (career-high 4-4 FT), two assists and two steals in 11 minutes on 11/3 vs. BKN... Recorded two points, two rebounds and three assists in the season-opener 10/19 vs. LAC... DNP-CD seven times Drafted 18th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2014 NBA Draft... Acquired by the Lakers along with the draft rights to Brad Newley from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Marcelo Huertas on February 23, 2017 10 vs. BKN (11/3)... PTS... 20 vs. MIN (4/9/17) 3 vs. BKN (11/3)... FG... 8 at SAS (4/5/17) 4 vs. BKN (11/3)... FT...4 vs. BKN (11/3/17) N/A... 3FG... 4 vs. MIN (4/9/17) 1 vs. LAC (10/19)...OR...3 vs. PHO (3/30/16) 2 vs. TOR (10/27)... DR...4, 5 times, last at BOS (4/8/16) 2, twice, last vs. TOR (10/27)... TOT...6 at BOS (4/8/16) 3 vs. LAC (10/19)... AST... 12 vs. CHA (3/26/16) 2, twice, last at WAS (11/9)... STL... 3, twice, last vs. POR (3/26/17) 1 at WAS (11/9)...BLK...1, 8 times, last at GSW (4/12/17) 11, twice, last at WAS (11/9)... MIN... 39, twice, last at SAS (4/5/17) Born in Brampton, Ontario Has one daughter, Jordan, who was born in September 2017 Attended Saint Benedict s Preparatory School in Newark, NJ ACC All-Freshman team while at Syracuse, Second Team All-ACC in 2014 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 11
5 JOSH HART GUARD 6-5 215 VILLANOVA 3/6/95 1ST SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 11:53 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-8 0 11/9 at Washington L 14:27 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0-9 0 11/11 at Milwaukee L DNP 11/13 at Phoenix W DNP 11/15 Philadelphia L INA Has led the team in steals twice... Notched a career-best nine points, going along with four rebounds, two steals and one block 10/27 vs. TOR... Tallied two points and a career-best five rebounds 10/25 vs. WAS... Recorded five points, four rebounds and one assist in his first career home game 10/22 vs. NOP, while recording a plus/minus rating of 21... DNP-CD twice... Inactive once... Missed one game due to left Achilles bursitis (10/19)... (NBA G League) Averaging 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 block through one game on assignment with the South Bay Lakers Acquired by the Lakers from the Utah Jazz along with the draft rights to Thomas Bryant in exchange for the draft rights to Tony Bradley (Selected by the Utah Jazz with the 30th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft) Graduated from Villanova with a degree in Communication Member of a Wildcats team that won the 2016 NCAA National Championship Is an avid gamer Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones CAREER HIGHS PTS... 9 vs. TOR (10/27/17) FG... 4 vs. TOR (10/27/17) FT... 2, twice, last at POR (11/2/17) 3FG... 1, twice, last vs. DET (10/31/17) OR... 2 vs. NOP (10/22/17) DR...5 vs. WAS (10/25/17) TOT...5 vs. WAS (10/25/17) AST...1, 3 times, last at WAS (11/9/17) STL... 2, twice, last at POR (11/2/17) BLK...1, 3 times, last vs. BKN (11/3/17) MIN... 20 vs. TOR (10/27/17) 14 BRANDON INGRAM FORWARD 6-9 190 DUKE 9/2/97 2ND SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 36:33 7 11 0 1 4 7 1 6 7 1 3 2 2 0-12 18 11/9 at Washington L 35:01 3 8 0 1 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0-20 10 11/11 at Milwaukee L 35:46 2 10 0 2 4 8 0 7 7 2 3 0 3 1-20 8 11/13 at Phoenix W 32:14 2 9 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 2 5 0 1 1 2 6 11/15 Philadelphia L 39:47 11 18 0 0 4 5 4 7 11 3 4 0 2 2-2 26 Scored in double figures in 11 games, including three 20+ point performances... Has led the team in scoring four times, rebounding twice and assists twice... Notched third double-double 11/15 vs. PHI, finishing with career highs in points (26) and rebounds (11)... Tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and one assist 11/5 vs. MEM... Registered second double-double of season with 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks 11/3 vs. BKN... Tallied 13 points, five rebounds, six assists, a career-high-tying four steals and one block, with a plus/minus of 17, 10/31 vs. DET... Earned first career double-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block 10/25 vs. WAS... Notched a career-high 25 points (9-14 FG, 3-4 3FG) 10/20 at PHX... Recorded 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in the season-opener 10/19 vs. LAC 26 vs. PHI (11/15)... PTS... 26 vs. PHI (11/15/17) 11 vs. PHI (11/15)... FG... 11 vs. PHI (11/15/17) 6, twice, last vs. MEM (11/5)... FT... 8 vs. GSW (11/4/16) 3 at PHX (10/20)... 3FG...3, 4 times, last at PHX (10/20/17) 4 vs. PHI (11/15)...OR... 4, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15/17) 9 vs. BKN (11/3)... DR...9 vs. BKN (11/3/17) 11 vs. PHI (11/15)... TOT... 11 vs. PHI (11/15/17) 6 vs. DET (10/31)... AST... 9 at CLE (12/17/16) 4, twice, last vs. DET (10/31)... STL...4, twice, last vs. DET (10/31/17) 2, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15)...BLK...3 at MEM (12/3/16) 40 vs. PHI (11/15)... MIN... 42 vs. CHA (2/28/17) Selected by the Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft Has three career double-doubles NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2017) In 2016-17, became the fifth player in NBA history to total at least 150 assists, 50 three-pointers and 36 blocks in a season at the age of 19 or younger (Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Kevin Durant) Is one of three players in NBA history to total at least 150 assists at the age of 19 while standing at 6-foot-9 or taller (Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo) Born in Kinston, NC Son of Donald and Joann Ingram Has an older brother, Donovan (who goes by Bo ) and an older sister, Brittany Joined his family in hosting a school supply giveaway in his home town of Kinston, giving out more than 1,000 book bags full of supplies 12 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes
0 KYLE KUZMA FORWARD 6-9 220 UTAH 7/24/95 1ST SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 34:08 4 10 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 1 5 0 3 0-2 10 11/9 at Washington L 35:00 4 14 0 2 5 6 5 4 9 1 3 0 5 0-10 13 11/11 at Milwaukee L 41:40 8 17 1 4 4 5 3 8 11 1 3 1 2 1 0 21 11/13 at Phoenix W 33:33 4 12 3 6 0 0 0 6 6 2 0 0 1 0-10 11 11/15 Philadelphia L 30:47 9 18 1 4 5 6 4 3 7 1 2 0 2 0-4 24 NOTEWORTHY: Among rookies, ranks third in scoring (15.5), third in FG% (.503) and fourth in rebounding (6.8) Is the only rookie in the NBA with at least five 20+ point scoring games and four double-doubles this season Scored in double figures 13 times, including five 20+ point performance... Has led the team in scoring once, rebounds four times and steals once... Notched new career high with 24 points 11/15 vs. PHI... Had 21 points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block 11/11 at MIL... Contributed 13 points and nine rebounds (including career-high five OR) 11/9 at WAS... Had 13 points and 12 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double 11/5 vs. MEM... Registered 21 points, a career-best 13 rebounds, one assist and one steal 11/3 vs. BKN... Had 22 points, three rebounds and one block 11/2 at POR... Registered 16 points (with a career-high four 3FG), six rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes on 10/31 vs. DET... Dished a career-high three assists with nine points 10/28 at UTA... Tallied first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds 10/27 vs. TOR... Notched 20 points 10/22 vs. NOP... Recorded eight points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals in his NBA debut 10/19 vs. LAC CAREER HIGHS PTS... 24 vs. PHI (11/15/17) FG... 10 at POR (11/2/17) FT... 5, twice, last vs. PHI (11/15/17) 3FG...4 vs. DET (10/31/17) OR...5 at WAS (11/9/17) DR...13 vs. BKN (11/3/17) TOT...13 vs. BKN (11/3/17) AST... 3, twice, last vs. DET (10/31/17) STL...2 vs. LAC (10/19/17) BLK... 1 at POR (11/2/17) MIN... 42 at MIL (11/11/17) Acquired by the Lakers from the Brooklyn Nets along with Brook Lopez in exchange for D Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov (Selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft) Has four career double-doubles First Lakers player to be named NBA Las Vegas Summer League Championship Game MVP in 2017 Graduated from Utah with a degree in Sociology 11 BROOK LOPEZ CENTER 7-0 268 STANFORD 4/1/88 10TH SEASON 11/8 at Boston L 17:50 5 11 0 4 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 3 2-4 10 11/9 at Washington L 21:58 4 12 0 2 7 7 2 2 4 0 3 1 1 2-8 15 11/11 at Milwaukee L 20:58 4 9 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 3 8 10 11/13 at Phoenix W 28:05 6 9 1 4 2 2 2 8 10 1 4 0 2 1 0 15 11/15 Philadelphia L 15:54 3 12 0 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0-11 8 Ranks tied for 13th in the NBA in blocks per game (1.6) Scored in double figures 10 times, including four 20+ point performances and one 30+ outing... Has led the team in scoring five times, rebounding twice and blocks seven times... Recorded third double-double of season 11/13 at PHX, with 15 points, 10 rebounds, one assist and one block... Had 21 points, five assists and two blocks 11/5 vs. MEM... In his first matchup against his former team, combined for 34 points (13-23 FG, 6-9 3FG), 10 rebounds and three blocks 11/3 vs. BKN... Became the first Lakers center to ever hit 5+ 3FG in a game and just the third center in the NBA to go for 30-10 with 6+ 3FG since at least 1983-84... Contributed 27 points (9-15 FG, 8-9 FT), three rebounds, one assist and 34 vs. BKN (11/3)... PTS... 39 at DET (4/6/11) 13 vs. BKN (11/3)... FG... 17 at DAL (2/28/12) 8 at POR (11/2)... FT...14 vs. OKC (12/1/10) 6 vs. BKN (11/3)... 3FG...7 vs. MIA (1/25/17) 4 vs. LAC (10/19)...OR... 10, twice, last vs. TOR (4/3/15) 10 at PHX (10/20)... DR...14 vs. SAS (12/3/14) 11 at PHX (10/20)... TOT... 20 vs. CHA (4/13/09) 5 vs. MEM (11/5)... AST...8, twice, last at PHI (12/18/16) 1, 7 times, last at WAS (11/9)... STL... 4, 3 times, last at POR (2/23/16) 3, 3 times, last at MIL (11/11)...BLK... 8, twice, last vs. MIL (2/15/17) 32 at PHX (10/20)... MIN...53 vs. OKC (12/1/10) one block 11/2 at POR... Notched his first double-double of the season with 19 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and one steal 10/20 at PHX... In his Lakers debut, recorded a team-high 20 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block 10/19 vs. LAC Drafted tenth overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 2008 NBA Draft... Acquired by the Lakers from the Brooklyn Nets along with the draft rights to Kyle Kuzma in exchange for Timofey Mozgov and D Angelo Russell on June 22, 2017 Has 120 career double-doubles One-time NBA All-Star (2013) Converted a career-high 134 three-pointers in 2016-17, after making only three in his first eight seasons... One of five centers in NBA history to convert at least 125 three-pointers in a single season Has finished among the league's leaders in blocks in each of the last three seasons, and in six seasons overall: eighth in 2016-17 (1.7), ninth in 2015-16 (1.7), 10th in 2014-15 (1.8), seventh in 2012-13 (2.1), ninth in 2009-10 (1.7) and ninth in 2008-09 (1.8) Brooklyn s franchise leader in points (10,444), blocks (972), and field goals (4,044) First Team All-Rookie in 2009 and appeared in the Rookie Challenge LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2017-18 Game Notes 13