After struggling on defense all season, LeBron James and the Lakers put up their strongest defensive performance of the season in a win over the Rockets.
LeBron James returned to the Lakers after missing two games because of a sore ankle, but can he energize a team that has struggled to gain momentum?“I’m deathly afraid of their defense,” Silas said before the Lakers’ 95-85 win Sunday, singling out DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. “They’re so big and long and experienced and can cover for each other. ...
Following up a fourth quarter in which they held Cleveland to 16 points, the Lakers kept the Rockets to 15 in the first quarter Sunday. Lakers forward LeBron James drives to the basket in front of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. in the first half. On one end, he was turning defenders inside out and throwing down vicious, two-handed reverse slams. On the other, he was bodying up players like Jae’Sean Tate, poking the ball loose before turning to the crowd and signaling “out” like an umpire.Lakers talk through their problems: Five takeaways from win over Cavaliers
For coach Frank Vogel, it means another positive film session, like the one he was able to share after the Lakers shut down Cleveland late. The move came with Jordan moving to the second unit after Howard was a late scratch because of sore neck.And while the blowout was on early, a lot like it was last week in Oklahoma City, the team stayed engaged and fought off every mini Rockets run that came at them in the second half.
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