NBA Gametime reacts to LeBron handles Wembanyama’s strong effort in Lakers’ 123-118 win over Spurs

NBA Gametime reacts to LeBron handles Wembanyama’s strong effort in Lakers’ 123-118 win over Spurs

All right 116 101 final game of the night the Lakers up with 420 to go LeBron James missed the last couple games has 28 points seven rebounds nine assists in this game on the flip side Victor wanyama 27 has played really well against the Lakers so far in this being

His third game against Los Angeles this season going to get you out there live in just a few minutes but as we look at the Lakers in the bigger picture with this team you look at a guy like D’Angelo Russell right and he has played so well

Over the what last three four weeks maybe do you think that’s sustainable going into the playoffs and they could be a big part of this team as they make a run in the west every time we see DLo have a very good game we’re asking that

Question and then he tails off a little bit and then we’re wondering so it’s back and forth and back and forth and I think what the Lakers are searching for now among the collective outside of LeBron and AD it’s just some some consistency the worst thing for a coach

In darham in this particular situation the worst thing is for a coach is to put a player on the floor and he’s guessing he doesn’t know what player is going to show up right uh so it’s good to it’s good to know right so if D’Angelo Russell is going to play he’s played

Pretty well tonight if he’s going to play at a good level well he can be a solid number three scorer okay and then everybody else Falls in line that’s good the one thing about tonight when I’m looking at the box score here here is the most impressive statistic is LeBron

James 33 minutes and Counting right so that’s a good sign for a guy who number one has been healthy for most of the first half of the season and has dealing been dealing with an ankle issue so but again if you’re the Lakers because you did not take advantage of when LeBron

James and Anthony Davis were healthy the first half of the season now you’ve got to push these guys at the second second half of the Season remaining month because you’re in a fight you know for a playing situation or trying to get into that safety top six spot where you

Guaranteed a playoff spot in the west you’re fighting whereas in the past if you did take care of business all of a sudden you can give these guys a breather you can’t do that Rory are are you for real you had a a big game before

The break you had 32 points you the flash you talked about Russell are the others as Shaq likes to say are the others for real I know LeBron’s for real I know ads for real it’s the others you didn’t make any major moves so now I’m

Saying ruy didn’t with he Prince are you guys for real because if you are then Laker fans Laker Nation saying you know what maybe we can shock people like we did last year I just don’t know if they’re for real yet and they’re missing Jared vanderbelt who on and now all

Season long with the injuries at least with defensively he gives him something on the wings to them do you believe it though in in the Western Conference Finals right I’m not talking about these last five game last 10 game of the season do you believe it game six on the

Road in playoffs that’s when it accounts the most and defensively this is not the same team as last year also that that was their calling card last year was defense this year it’s gotten better at times but still it’s slipped that last year you knew was consistent especially

When they made their run yeah and that could be the there’s two things that the Lakers persistent problems the Lakers have had really as long as LeBron James has been there it’s been defense it’s been outside shooting right uh these problems have followed them and I know they won a championship and everything

And when all was well but when this team has been losing it’s really come back to those two issues so if they Shore that up they can probably finish fairly strong this season take some of the worry out you know all of a sudden get a decent playoff seating but again you’re asking

For this team to fix the two problems that has been bugging them since LeBron James has been there and you said when they won the championship that was in the bubble right that was oh no no no see a lot of people blame it on the

Bubble they had still had to play the games didn’t they have the white Howard yep they had another C they was on that team wasn’t kcp on that team wasn’t Caruso who’s in Chicago everyone loves him in Chicago I don’t see those type of players on this team yeah that’s what

Sean is saying you had a different complexion of a teammates that kyp made shots Caruso was at hardos defense right so you had the Personnel you had Rondo say no LeBron I’m handling the ball this possession and I’m calling the play LeBron said okay Rondo and they scored

And they won that’s the type of team they had in the bubble forget about the bubble being the bubble it’s the team they had in the complexion they could go big or they can go small and when you had that flexibility that’s why they played so well in the bubble and then

They made changes come on a whole different discussion there you go there there you go uh Victor wanyama is two assist shy right now of a triple double 27 points 10 rebounds eight assists has five Steals and three the dribble moves the skills drills we like to talk about with

Uh Jason Tatum you know just go back and look at some of the vide that they have allowed to put out there on social media he’s been doing this so so and I’m not surprised with oh my God he’s 74 75 he’s doing all this well his trainer has been

Having him do this at 14 15 16 17 and now he just so happened to grow to 74 now it looks natural than doing it versus looking out of place I mean it’s crazy doesn’t look natural 744 so I’m sorry all right 18 what you saying

You’re not used to it yet not used to it yet hey I cannot wait to see how this unfolds but uh they went back to break so we’re going to go to break but when we come back we’ll take you back to Los Angeles Tel all right so the Lakers bouncing

Back after their loss to the Warriors 123 118 the final LeBron James leading the away with 30 Anthony Davis get get 28 all the starters double figures in this wi shot this is a very impressive and I understand you know playing against the Spurs a team that’s been

Challenged but this is the kind of result you want from a leg a nice even balanced attack must win you don’t want to be like the Suns of night who lost basketball World considering now we’re getting down the stretch where everything means a lot every game means

A lot well the Phoenix Suns losing to the Rockets you would have never expected this and this is the thing that if your Phoenix you’re a little bit worried about they have the toughest remaining schedule in the NBA and if you look at their last 10 games they’re just

No cream puffs on there uh so if if the last couple weeks of the season last those last 10 games if you have to win eight of them or seven of them or whatever just to get into favorable position top six avoid the play in whatever it might be then that’s that’s

Trouble okay because now again you’re asking for Bradley Bill who’s been in and out of the lineup to be healthy and everything Booker KD they’ve got to be on their game and The Supporting Cast has to support I I think we all would agree with the top four spots right the

Pelicans do you stay healthy because that’s been your Achilles here the last couple years with health and then Dallas same thing with health when Kyrie and Luc are rolling with the pieces they’ added they could be very exposive so seven down to to 10 your playoffs start

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NBA Gametime reacts to LeBron 30 Pts, Davis handles Wembanyama’s strong effort in Lakers’ 123-118 win over Spurs