LeBron James talks leads Los Angeles Lakers against Detroit Pistons
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The Los Angeles Lakers picked up a huge 125-111 win over the Detroit Pistons at Crypto Arena behind an efficient night for LeBron James. In his postgame interview, the King discussed the effort it took as a team to get the job done.
The 20-time All-Star had a game-high 25 points tonight. When asked about his All-Star selections this deep into his NBA career, the 4-time MVP said it was an honor to continue being nominated. He said it's humbling and a blessing to be representing the Lakers organization as well as his family too.
Although rotation players like Cam Reddish, Gabe Vincent, and Jarred Vanderbilt are out, James' said it's key for the team to continue playing the right way and working together to win games. He mentioned that the team defense has been improving and if anything up top crumbles, there's always the DPOY Anthony Davis at the back end to protect the rim.
Speaking of the unibrow, he ended tonight's contest with 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. He recorded all of this in only 3 quarters of play. D'Angelo Russell scored 21 points while Austin Reaves had 15 points. It was the debut for recently acquired Spencer Dinwiddie and he contributed 6 points and 7 assists of the bench.
The 4-time champion acknowledged that Dinwiddie is still learning to fit in and get accustomed to his new teammates, but liked what he saw in his first game and is confident that he will play an important role in the Lakers title hopes.
On the Pistons side, Cade Cunningham had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jaden Ivey scored 15 points while rookie Ausar Thompson finished with 19 points. James Wiseman recorded 18 points and 9 rebounds off the bench.
LA came into this game winning 4 of their last 5 games and wanted to close out the week strong before heading into the All-Star weekend. They took care of business tonight and will now face off against the Utah Jazz tomorrow night, a crucial game for the Western Conference standings. LeBron said that he will not play in tomorrow's game, so it will be up to his teammates to pick up the slack and fight their way to another victory.
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