Los Angeles Lakers: 4 lessons from bad loss to the New York Knicks

Julius Randle sent a limousine for the Los Angeles Lakers!

Julius Randle had this game circled on the calendar. All of those clichés of former players getting amped up are down right irritating… until you see the evidence first hand.

This guy was the story of the game and he destroyed the Los Angeles Lakers “Mamba Mentality” style!

This is not the Julius Randle that played his first four years in Los Angeles chasing shots all over the floor. He is growing into a superstar much like Brandon Ingram in New Orleans. Randle finished with 34 points (13-23 shooting!) 10 rebounds and 4 assists. He sent a message just as soon as he gave Kyle Kuzma a forearm shiver to his chest in the first half.

This was the best player on the floor and the Lakers had no answer for him… AT ALL!

The Lake Show Life Lessons staff pretty much knew it was Jules’ night when he knocked this shot down.

The crazy thing was he was too amped. The Lakers turned him over seven times in the game and this should have been eight. But his energy spread to his teammates and the Lakers did not have enough to match the intensity. The Knicks were sparked by Randle’s 13 points in the first quarter that was needed especially on the back end of back to back games.

Dennis Schroder has been in the spotlight at Lake Show Life with strong debates on what the Los Angeles Lakers need to do with him in the offseason. It seems the team needs to make an important decision a little sooner than anticipated. Read on to see what that decision is.