Lakers beat up the Kings without LeBron: The good, bad and story

November 30, 2021; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) shoots the basketball against Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu (7) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 30, 2021; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) shoots the basketball against Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu (7) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers

The bad from the Los Angeles Lakers’ win:

The Los Angeles Lakers couldn’t defend the pick and roll in the first half to save their lives!

Hopefully, this situation will improve if DeAndre Jordan is out of the rotation and Dwight Howard took a hard look in the mirror when he didn’t play a couple of games. The Los Angeles Lakers allowed the Kings guards penetration over and over again with results like these…

https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1465881739302039555

A special shoutout to the Lakers broadcast team, Stu Lantz and Bill MacDonald because they were exasperated trying to stay possible with the numerous dunks the Lakers gave up in the first half.