Los Angeles Lakers: 4 Lessons from win over Denver Nuggets
By Ronald Agers
LeBron James is showing championship leadership leading the Los Angeles Lakers to this victory!
Lake Show Life openly criticized LeBron James’ motives last year when it came to taking the Lakers to the next level. Those days are over. LeBron James sees an opportunity to win the NBA title this year and it shows. Even though the Lakers lost to Dallas on Sunday, LeBron James showed his mettle before halftime calling out players for not giving full effort.
Last year, LeBron James would have sulked. This year, the man is showing his teammates the way. Early and often.
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LeBron James knocked down his first five shots in the first frame totaling 11 points. He set the tone for the second time in as many games. Only this time, he had some help.
While his superstar counterpart was probably coughing up his lungs being sick, James put up 25 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. He even hit all six free throws! Last year, these would have been empty stats in a loss. This year, these stats show a superstar that has taken a challenge that the media (Lake Show Life included!), fans and certain players have laid out for him. When the Lakers were on the ropes up one with over two minutes left, he combined with AD to make sure the Lakers did not lose.
This happened with 1:15 left in the 4th quarter. It was the knockout blow because the Denver Nuggets were shut out for the rest of the game.