Lakers close preseason with loss to Nuggets

Oct 16, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) dunks in the first quarter during a game against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jon Endow-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect In their final preseason tune-up, the Lakers played from behind for much of the night before falling to the Nuggets, 121-106.Offensive shortcomings to open the game put LA behind the eight ball and forced them to dig out of a hole they never could