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Los Angeles Lakers: Kyle Kuzma is now the franchise X-Factor

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Center on March 03, 2020 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 Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Center on March 03, 2020 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 Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
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After social media humiliation, Kyle Kuzma leads the Los Angeles Lakers to victory?

To say Twitter is a safe haven for Kyle Kuzma when he has a bad game is like hanging with Jason Voorhies on a Friday the 13th night at Crystal Lake. Laker fans can be absolutely brutal on social media. How bad are they? Click on these tweets and laugh (Or if Kyle is reading this, hold restraint and don’t throw your phone!)

It’s been a long time since Lake Show Life clowned a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Even the editor Jason Reed piled on.

Whether he was embarrassed (Let’s go with that narrative!) or made the decision that if he was going down, he was going down-firing, something clicked and the Los Angeles Lakers saw a glimpse of the Kyle Kuzma that everyone seems to be excited about.

Kyle Kuzma walked into the gym with the concept of letting it fly. He knocked down four straight 3 point shots in the first quarter (Six overall!), on his way to a team-leading 25 points on 10-13 shooting. Here lies the rub. This is the Kyle Kuzma the Lakers usually get when either Davis and/or LeBron is out.

It was believed by many (Lake Show Life included!) that one of the reasons Kuzma’s progress was the fact that he was sharing the floor with a ball-dominant point guard in Rajon Rondo. It’s been analyzed by many that Kuzma is at his best when he’s creating shots for himself and has more chances to do that with Rondo sidelined.

But he’s still inconsistent. Is that worth the Los Angeles Lakers extending him? Let’s find out.

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