The Lakers can breathe again after their success in Chicago obtained last night in order to find a balanced balance sheet and before challenging Minnesota, classified in 7th place with a small victory over the counter.
Beyond the result, Darvin Ham’s troops can be satisfied with the content of their performance which allowed them to win almost without trembling, in addition to taking their revenge on the previous meeting, lost at home against the Bulls.
A seductive new five
With six games to go, confidence reigns once again in the Purple-and-Gold ranks. “I think we have everything it takes. It’s just a matter of application. We can clearly do a series. We have all the right elements, from the top to the bottom of the ladder”, estimated Anthony Davis.
After LeBron James returned, it was D’Angelo Russell’s who gave the Lakers some extra punching power and Darvin Ham to articulate a new major five alongside Austin Reaves Jarred Vanderbilt and AD, for a profile that visibly pleased LeBron James.
“I think the most important thing is to have several players who can handle the ball. So no one has to feel stressed with every possession when they have the ball in hand. And we have shooters in this major five, and also a lot of size”explained King James, while the “starting five” of the Californians largely dominated that of Chicago: 107 points to 72.
When AD makes the difference
Beyond this performance, what changed the game between the first and second clash between the two teams lies in the performance ofAnthony Davisauthor of 38 points and 10 rebounds last night when he was much more discreet Sunday night.
“It’s all about him. He plays hard, he doesn’t back down, he puts pressure on the defense to foul, and he just likes to settle in the key.” recalled Darvin Ham. “He always plays like that”, outbid LeBron James. “ You just have to kick him in the ass once in a while. But he always plays like that, so I never worry about him.”
In addition to being productive on the field, Anthony Davis had stung his teammates during his pre-game speech by encouraging his teammates to correct the situation after their loss at home, and to continue in the same state of spirit for the next four trips.
“We have a debt to Chicago, the same for Houston, Minnesota and Utah. All of these teams that are part of our road trip are teams that we have lost against recently and we want to catch up. And given the situation we are in, we have to win these games. So this is a time when we must not run away. It is for these moments that we live as a player.he had launched.
See you in ten days to see if his teammates have lived up to the goals set by the Lakers pivot in his speech.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| lebron james | 48 | 35.9 | 50.2 | 30.6 | 76.2 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| Anthony Davis | 49 | 33.8 | 56.5 | 26.1 | 78.6 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 25.9 |
| D’angelo Russell | 11 | 30.5 | 47.1 | 39.5 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 52 | 28.7 | 41.7 | 29.6 | 65.5 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 15.9 |
| Dennis Schroder | 61 | 30.6 | 41.9 | 34.1 | 87.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.0 |
| Austin Reaves | 57 | 28.3 | 51.4 | 37.8 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| lonnie walker | 53 | 24.3 | 44.7 | 36.2 | 85.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 41 | 21.4 | 65.4 | 44.0 | 74.1 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| Malik Beasley | 19 | 25.8 | 38.1 | 34.9 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| Rui Hachimura | 26 | 22.6 | 47.5 | 34.5 | 73.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| Troy Brown, Jr. | 69 | 24.9 | 43.2 | 37.6 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 19 | 25.2 | 51.4 | 18.2 | 80.6 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 39 | 13.5 | 40.6 | 32.5 | 81.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Patrick Beverly | 45 | 26.9 | 40.2 | 34.8 | 78.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6.4 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 61 | 15.3 | 59.8 | 30.3 | 61.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| Mohammad Bamba | 7 | 11.5 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| matt ryan | 12 | 10.8 | 30.6 | 37.1 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Max Christie | 38 | 13.3 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 87.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Juan Toscano Anderson | 30 | 12.2 | 50.0 | 20.0 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Damian Jones | 22 | 8.0 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Scotty Pippen, Jr. | 6 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 55.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| cole swider | 6 | 6.7 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| davon reed | 5 | 4.2 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Sterling Brown | 4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
