The Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of their series of home games, the Crypto.com Arena, to right the course and find out their path. That of victories, fundamentally. Up to three in a row against the Atlanta Hawks (136-105), Philadelphia 76ers (101-94) and Indiana Pacers (150-145) that ‘fix’ a dangerous record due to the difficulty of ‘dancing’ at the limit of the playoffs for the Playoffs. Anthony Davis and LeBron James, the most well-known references, imposed their potential against Indiana in a crazy game due to scoring, numbers and players involved. A 150-145 is no small feat.
With the numbers in hand everything is understood. Davis was the most outstanding, in a few dominant weeks with every ball above the rim. He scored 36 points (15/21 TC), 16 rebounds, 3 assists and two steals. LeBron James accompanied with 26+10+5+1 blocks. And two more ‘weapons’ were added. Somewhat inconsistent for most of the course, but 100% a danger: Reaves, with 25+5+8+1 blocks and Spencer Dinwiddie, with 26+2+5+2 blocks. A recital, in which Indiana was not far behind with 36 points and 12 rebounds from Pascal Siakam.
The Lakers fought back, despite entering with a difference in their favor in the final minutes (123-110, 39′). Siakam and Nesmith closed the gap, which forced LeBron and Dinwiddie to work hard with two innings and one more triple from the ‘King’. And Davis of course. He exposed Turner after an offensive rebound, continued with a great bomb and added one more tackle. It was good to have a great finish and a group effort, in which, for example, Reaves also gave air from defense.
“For us, winning is everything. We must control what is controllable, like winning a game at the right time. But we must know how far sixth place is and go there, without putting too much pressure on ourselves. But we are still ninth and we continue to focus on our style of basketball,” Davis said.. Look at the table, with a 39-32 record, and allow yourself to believe in that direct entry to the Playoff.
You want to compete and every time they touch the ball they call a foul
Anthony Edwards
Although yes, there is some critical voice. Many are still focused on free throws. The purple and gold threw 43 against Indiana… to 16 for the Pacers! It implies that the staff’s shot differential rises to +420. The second NBA team with the highest differential is the Milwaukee Bucks… at +222! It had already been pointed out previously, for example, by Anthony Edwards, star of the Wolves. “It’s very hard every night when you go to the personnel line much less than the other team. You want to compete and every time they touch the ball they are called for a foul. And they go to the personal. It’s hard, I don’t even know how to explain it,” he explained.
2024-03-25 07:39:23
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