Anthony Davis scored 28 points, LeBron James added 21 in his return as the Lakers put away from the New Orleans Pelicans 120-102 on Wednesday.
The Lakers made some big moves before the NBA trade deadline in hopes of mounting a playoff push, and building flexibility for the future.Everything was aces early, the Lakers opening Wednesday night’s game with eight consecutive points on their way to a 17-4 lead.The Lakers assisted each of their first 12 made baskets, playing some of their most beautiful basketball of the season.
Their three-point shooting, which started so hot in the opening minutes, cooled way down with James, Rui Hachimura and Mo Bamba combining to miss all of their 14 three-point attempts. Lakers forward Anthony Davis drives against the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com arena on Wednesday. Some of the changes are obvious— the extra shooting creating extra space for driving and cutting. The Lakers were able to use that to run multiple plays for lobs, including one to James.
And Russell, playing in his first home game in Los Angeles since April 9, 2017, probed in and out of the defense, attacking in pick-and-roll and getting hot in the third.After scoring six straight points, a stretch Russell punctuated with a high-arced pull-up three in transition, he bounced back down the court pointing to the “Lakers” across his chest. “Like I never left,” he appeared to say. He scored 21 points and collected a team-high seven assists.
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