La Lakers superstar Lebron James played a key role in the team’s crucial victory over the Houston Rockets.
With a 104-98 win over the Houston Rockets, the LA Lakers closed the second species gap in the Western Conference, rather than seeing it expand.
Unlike last week’s crazy loss to the Bulls, the Lakers continued to focus on closing the game, and LeBron James was a key factor.
To see his box score, you might get confused by James scoring just 16 points. However, this was due to the important defensive role he played, and he faced Alperen Senn.
LeBron James played a key defensive role in limiting the threat from Alperen Senggun, whom the Lakers stayed 14-7-6 nights.
Lakers legend James Worthy spoke after the game on the spectrum to discuss the great contributions LeBron James made and his surprise that he could still play such a physical role.
He states:
“He may have bumped into Hayes and others, but LeBron has that mass on the 6’9 270 and so on.
“Senn needs that collision. He needs to drive you away to get his small movements, but LeBron hasn’t given up on the ground.
“It’s crazy to be 40, defensively, he’s still doing what he does on both ends.”
Since Anthony Davis was traded and Mark Williams’ movement fell apart, the Lakers have been light in the middle position.
Some Lakers fans have said that at the time when LeBron James wanted to fill out in the role of the center, some Lakers fans said this was just a temporary fix.
It’s right that LeBron James is still doing at his age, which is amazing. He recorded eight rebounds and four assists with 16 points, two blocks and two steels.