Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Lessons from win against Washington Wizards

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 29: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against Davis Bertans #42 and Ish Smith #14 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Staples Center on November 29, 2019 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. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 29: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against Davis Bertans #42 and Ish Smith #14 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Staples Center on November 29, 2019 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. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)-LeBron James
(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)-LeBron James

LeBron James basically played three quarters. Showed out and sat down!

Honestly, this post game could (and maybe should!) have been done and posted by the end of the third quarter. LeBron James basically put in work in the first half and did the NBA favor by not turning an ankle in the third quarter.

By halftime, LeBron James had 16 points and 8 assists. He welcomed Moritz Wagner back to the Staples Center to remind him were the weight room was. How good was LeBron in this game? He actually made Rajon Rondo look like an All-Star in the game.

In three quarters of running Thanksgiving dinner off, LeBron James scored 23 points and dished out 11 assists that showed the entire repertoire.

During the 18-0 run that had the Lakers making jokes with Bradley Beal as he was shooting free throws, LeBron felt the need to practice a few tricks from the bag.

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1200642169855328256

Before everyone hits the park thinking that it’s an easy pass, save your gas money and energy. The degree of difficulty of throwing an over the head. bounce pass splitting two Wizards players in stride to AD is totally ridiculous. Bradley Beal didn’t even have  a chance to wrap him up.

Or as Stu Lantz said during the broadcast: He wrapped AD, he just didn’t wrap him up.

Let’s talk turnovers shall we?

LeBron James had 6 turnovers in the game and 4 in the first quarter alone. Most would say so? Well the Lakers start playing better competition next week on the road. Plus with Dallas coming to the Staples Center on Sunday, 6 turnovers is not going to cut it.

But this is the Wizards.

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