Lakers, Nuggets try to improve on mediocre starts

Two teams that began the season with eyes on competing for a championship find themselves hovering around .500 midway through the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers made bold moves in the offseason, trading for Russell Westbrook and signing Carmelo Anthony, among other transactions. But so far thingshaven't gone as well as they'd hoped. Los Angeles is 21-21 after losing its last two games, the second of which came at the Sac