“We just kept fighting”: LeBron James highlight mindset behind Los Angeles Lakers stunning fightback win over Los Angeles Clippers

NBA
Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 13:00
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The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has revealed the reason behind his team’s outstanding comeback win over city rivals Los Angeles Clippers.
The Lakers defeated their hometown rival in an absolute classic with a score of 116-112 at the crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. The victory was a special one, especially considering how the Lakers managed to overturn a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to secure an unlikely win.
After the match, James was quoted in a report stating that the players kept on believing till the end which was the reason for such a result.
“The game is not ever over until there is double zeroes, which you see over there. So we just kept fighting and getting defensive stops, and made some shots,” he said.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham echoed James’ words and stated that the team decided to start the final quarter aggressively which paid dividends.
“We came out and fought through a tough third quarter,” he said. “That group that started the fourth quarter really set a tone with their activity, their aggressiveness in that fourth… we needed one of these.”
The star of the show on the night for the winning team was James who ended up registering 34 points to go with six rebounds and eight assists.