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The curler coaster of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers continues.
After a string of unhealthy losses, the Lakers have discovered themselves creeping again to .500 after selecting up two massive wins in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It was the second consecutive win for the LakeShow since December 12. These two wins in opposition to a number of the greatest squads within the Western Conference, and this marks the group’s fourth win out of their final six video games. The Lakers now discover themselves gaining some good momentum just some weeks earlier than the all-star break.
It could also be too quickly to say the Lakers are again, nevertheless, there have been some optimistic indicators that they could be turning the ship round heading in direction of the mid-way level of the season.
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Los Angeles Lakers: Clicking on the Right Time
Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis proceed to contribute massive time for the Laker’ within the two back-to-back wins.
In their win in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks, Davis had 28 factors to go together with 12 rebounds and 9 assists. He was additionally large of their earlier matchup in opposition to the Thunder going for 27/15/5.
James, in his twenty first season within the NBA, has seemed simply nearly as good; scoring 25 factors within the win in opposition to the Mavericks.
Getting robust play out of your Hall of Fame-bound one-two punch is essential for the Lakers. But additionally stable play from Lakers position gamers has aided them as properly in these previous few video games.
D’Angelo Russell, who rejoined the beginning lineup earlier within the week for the Lakers’ loss in opposition to the Jazz, was paired within the backcourt with Austin Reeves; Russell tallied 29 factors in opposition to the Mavs. Shooting guard Austin Reeves additionally seemed robust with a 14-point efficiency of their win in opposition to the Mavericks.
The group has additionally seen main key contributions from Jarred Vanderbilt, who’s missed a while this season attributable to a heel harm. Vanderbilt got here up large on the protection of their win.
Los Angeles Lakers: Trade Deadline Decisions
The Lakers could also be energetic within the midst of the NBA commerce deadline, seeking to proceed to make strikes to enhance their roster.
According to ESPN Reporter Dave McMenamin, massive names like Hawks guard Dejounte Murray and Chicago Bulls wing Zach Lavine are only a couple names linked to the Lakers.
The Lakers may additionally be fascinated with buying and selling for Wizards guard Tyus Jones and Jazz guard Collin Sexton to offer again court docket depth.
The Lakers aren’t any strangers to creating commerce deadline strikes. Last season the group shook up their roster by making a number of strikes that introduced in gamers like D’Angelo Russell and Jarred Vanderbilt; all who have been key contributors to their late season push to make the NBA Play-In Tournament in addition to the Western Conference Finals final season.
The Los Angeles Lakers hope to maintain the nice instances rolling of their subsequent matchup in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets.
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