Bol Bol may have been a bit slow to recognize the shot and bypass Anthony Davis’ screen, especially considering Kyle Kuzma is shooting 38% this season from that area of the floor.
However, when Bol’s 7’9 ″ wingspan comes towards you, there must be a little more arc on the shot. Kuzma did it with less than two seconds left when he let it fly. Ball game.
Using LeBron James as a decoy in the final game (especially in a match that doesn’t matter, the Lakers locked down seed number 1) is a smart move by manager Frank Vogel. After the game, he admitted he stole that game project from Mike Budenholzer’s Hawks teams years ago.
Kuzma – who started for the injured Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (ankle), who also owns Avery Bradley – had 25 of 11 of 16 shooting points for the Lakers. LeBron had 29 points, Anthony Davis 27.
It’s a quality win for the Lakers as they work to gain some momentum and pace they missed in the bubble.
The Lakers all win but they secure the Clippers as seeded in the West (Denver is 1.5 games and two to play). However, it gives Houston hope of taking over Denver for the top three in the West – the Rockets are just one game behind the Nuggets and they still have three to play.
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