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Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Lessons in blowout win over Golden State Warriors

By Ronald Agers

Feb 28, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) gets tangled with Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (17) as he takes the ball down court in the first quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) gets tangled with Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder (17) as he takes the ball down court in the first quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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LeBron James took care of business and had plenty of load management for the Phoenix game!

Was anyone more tired than Lake Show Life hearing about the amount of minutes LeBron James was playing (For the record, he’s fourth in the NBA!) or the constant debate on how tired he was?

Thankfully LeBron and the Lakers franchise came up with a new concept to avoid overworking the man.

  • Jump out to an early lead.
  • Play lockdown defense on your opponent.
  • Stay aggressive on both ends of the basketball court. 

How aggressive does this drive look?

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1366206226455883778

To watch James eurostep his way through four Warriors players just illustrates the dominance of the Lakers offense as a whole. He set the tone and his Lakers teammates fell in line and did their due diligence.

The Los Angeles Lakers did all of these things to a very high level and it led to a season low 24 minutes of work for LeBron James. He finished the night with 19 points (7-12 shooting!), 6 rebounds (2 offensive!), 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks!

He wasn’t seen again midway through the third quarter. This is the old school load management that the “Showtime” Lakers used to do with Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 80’s.

For the second straight game since the Utah Jazz blowout, LeBron James has been focused and engaged on the defensive end. This steal here is all about preparation before the game.

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1366203857450205186

  • Draymond Green is leading the NBA in assists and coming off a 19 assist performance prior to this contest.
  • LeBron just uses Draymond’s tendencies against him knowing that the pass was coming especially with Montrezl in defensive position.
  • He then shoots the gap and takes off to the other end with Stephen Curry being the only defender back.
  • James just bullies Steph for the easy layup.

Most NBA pundits look at the scoring that LeBron James has to provide for the Lakers to tread water while Anthony Davis is out. Lake Show Life thinks that the defensive intensity of LeBron is more important going forward to stay atop of the Western Conference.

The debates on the Lake Show Life were passionate when it came to Dennis Schroder all season. During the four-game losing streak, his presence was missed. When he returned to play well against Portland, many had to give him some props. After this game, everyone grabbed their tickets for the Dennis “The Menace” bandwagon. Read on to see how he did. 

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