Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Takeaways from win over Los Angeles Clippers

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 5: Alex Caruso #4 of the Los Angeles Lakers high-fives Jemerrio Jones #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game against the LA Clippers on April 5, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 5: Alex Caruso #4 of the Los Angeles Lakers high-fives Jemerrio Jones #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game against the LA Clippers on April 5, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Alex Caruso is balling out of his mind folks

Alex Caruso will be a restricted free agent going into this offseason. His salary will not affect the max level free agent chase. Even if it did, the Lakers had better make some plans to make sure that he is on the roster next year.

Hopefully these post game reports actually got to somebody in the Los Angeles Lakers organization to get Alex Caruso more minutes. Caruso was in the the starting lineup and played a Lakers-high 38 minutes and put in some serious work.

Alex Caruso had a career-night scoring 32 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out 5 assists with 2 steals and a block. Then he brought out a new talent that even LeBron James himself had issues with this year. Get this Lakers fans.

Alex Caruso closed out the game in the 4th quarter. Let that sink in. The Los Angeles Lakers gave him the ball in crunch time and he went out and got buckets.

I mean the dude started his own band in the final quarter.

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1114422057125601280

You see the caption…You have AC and the Sunshine Band! Coming to the Staples Center floor is “AC Fresh” along with “Make em Dance” Lance…LeBron James and Rajon Rondo. It’s a shame the act couldn’t go on the road for the playoffs.

Only one thing though for Alex Caruso…

I kinda missed seeing him dunk on people. If you haven’t watched the last few games, Caruso got some air beneath his wings.

He dunked on Kyle Korver in Utah on an alley oop he caught with one hand…

Then he dunked on Steven Adams earlier the week in the game against the Thunder…

24 hours earlier, Caruso dunked on the entire Golden State Warriors organization and half the Lakers employees as well.

Hurry back with those dunks Alex…Lake Show Life misses them!

But somebody made up the numbers in that department.