Although the Lakers suffered their second consecutive loss last night, there were many exciting and positive moments against the Hornets during the matchup against the Hornets in the Crypto.com Arena. One of the most exciting events came when LeBron James about Mark Williams Dunkte.
Let’s remember that the Hornets Center was traded to Los Angeles before the deadline, but the deal was later withdrawn because the big man reportedly did not pass the physical test. This Wednesday evening, the 40-year-old star certainly proved that the Charlotte player can play a stronger defense.
The powerful SLAM happened in the fourth quarter and seemed almost venetous, but the NBA top scorer of all time guaranteed that there was no extra motivation or hard feelings behind the piece. “He was never a teammate. He never got into our dressing room and we never saw him, “said LeBron. “The trade has fallen, but we never met him. When it was withdrawn, everything just went normal again. It was no different. “
LeBron James with an insane poster Dunk about Mark Williams 🤯pic.twitter.com/lag5zhrvf9
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As soon as the game was over, coach JJ Redick assured that the Los Angeles team “participated” and even “played extremely hard”, but admitted that their general performance was bad in the 100-97 defeat of last night against the Hornets.
“I don’t think it was only Austin (ejected). That certainly hurt us … In general, I think we played pretty bad attack for 39-44 minutes, “he said. “Part of it is to be expected, part of it was carelessness, part of it was a bad version, part of it was a bad distance.
The first-year NBA coach then added: “The reason I am not going to read too much in it is because I think our boys participated tonight and played extremely hard. I thought our efforts and competitive mind were good enough to win. We were simply very bad for 90 percent of the game. “
Charlotte was led by the 29 points and five Steals of Miles Bridges, while Lamelo Ball defined the game with 27 points to his name and coupling games. “He [LaMelo Ball] played excellently at the pace that we wanted at the end of the game, “said his head coach Charles Lee.
“Understand who we wanted to attack, get our distance in a better place, and I think the part that shows his leadership and growth the pass,” the tactician added. “There were some opportunities where he could have tried to dribble through a double team, but he ran the game we wanted to run and whatever the game gave him, he made the right game.”
