Lakers expect Russell WestbrookFriday night’s performance in Charlotte will lead to better things for the rest of the season, writes Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register. With LeBron James and Anthony Davis Both sidelined through injury, Westbrook burst onto the scene with 30 points in the second half and nearly rallied the team for the win.
The Hornets finished with a 117-114 win. At one point, the Lakers dropped themselves by 20 points. Westbrook scored 16 goals in the fourth quarter alone. In total, he won 12-23 from the field, 3/7 from 3 and 8/10 from the charity line with 35 points.
Westbrook was the Lakers’ prizewinner of the season, but his suitability with the other two stars remains questionable so far. Although his name has been mentioned in commercial rumors, Westbrook is confident he can make it work in LA.
“I think when eventually myself, AD and Bron are on the court, we have to figure out where I can still keep my pace and pace in the basket and allow me to make the game. easy for them,” he said. “And that’s something we even talked about briefly after the game, about the position and what they saw tonight on the bench, to be able to help them.”
More from Pacific Division:
- James will miss Sunday’s third game in a row in Atlanta because of “left knee effusion/pain,” per Dan Woike by the Los Angeles Times. Lakers is listing Davis as problematic.
- The Warriors had to adjust later Klay ThompsonBack, but Thursday’s win over Minnesota shows just how dangerous Golden State can be when all parts are up, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. Thompson and Stephen the curry add up for 52 points and the Warriors shoot 58.3% as a team from a three-point range. “It’s a really good indicator of what our team might look like with Klay back and everyone is healthy, for the most part, in terms of our AD carry,” he said. Coach Steve Kerr speak. “With these last few games, the distance we’ve had and the movement of the ball, we’ve had great shots.”
- Kings guard De’Aaron Fox had to miss the fourth game in a row on Saturday night with pain in his left ankle, each James Ham of ESPN 1320. “Don’t know how long he’ll be off,” Interim coach Alvin Gentry said. “It was a pain in the ankle. That’s it. He puts the clothes on, he tries it on and then he’s really the only one who knows where the pain threshold is or whatever. It’s all just an ankle, nothing else happened.”
