The Los Angeles Lakers had the look and feel of an underdog as they entered their first-round matchup against the Houston Rockets.
With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves expected to miss the entirety of this series, the Lakers were supposed to have a tough time generating offense in their backcourt. But Luke Kennard saw this script, shook his head and did some improv.
Now, the Lakers are up 2-0. Now, a trade-deadline acquisition who was widely viewed as underwhelming doesn’t look so shabby anymore.
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