Given the injuries to Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt, Cam Reddish and Rui Hachimura, the Lakers decided to trust Max Christie to join their five alongside D’Angelo Russell, LeBron James, Taurean Prince and Anthony Davis.
The young back is proving his coach, Darvin Ham, right, since in the victory of Los Angeles in Cleveland, he had the best game of his season, and perhaps even of his career: 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes (5/7 shooting, including 2/4 3-pointers) .
Donovan Mitchell had a complicated evening
Enough to seduce a certain LeBron Jamesone of the men of the evening, who appreciated his behavior in defense against Donovan Mitchell (22 points, but only 4/18 shooting).
“ First of all, I think that when you have the confidence of your coaches, it helps. So knowing he was going to be called made him ready and he responded. It was important “, thus judge the four-time MVP. “ Donovan Mitchell represents one of the toughest matchups in the league, just with his ability to score from 3-point range, from mid-range or in the paint. He did a good job of resisting him physically, making him take difficult shots and not fouling him. He also scored some valuable shots and completed some valuable actions. It was important. »
Expected as one of the surprises of the Lakers season, Max Christie showed himself on both sides of the court and the other hero of the evening, Anthony Davis, was also full of praise for it. Him also in relation to his work in defense on Donovan Mitchell.
“ He wants to win, he gives his all and he will always rise to the challenge against an elite scorer », detailed the interior of Los Angeles. “ He made sure he knew his tendencies and he took the challenge into his own hands, especially late in the match when everyone knew that [les Cavaliers] were going to turn to him. He made two big saves and you can’t ask for anything more from him. That he takes on such a challenge in his second year says a lot about him. »
| Max Christie | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 41 | 13 | 41.5 | 41.9 | 87.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 11 | 15 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Total | 52 | 13 | 39.1 | 36.6 | 85.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
