LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took on the defending champions, the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The Lakers were no match for the Bucks as they got blown out of the building. They didn’t have an answer to Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was dominant from the start.
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The Bucks took an early lead, and they didn’t let go until the end. They built it up to 30 at one point, but the Lakers got it down to 10 in the fourth quarter. But the Bucks held on as they won their fourth game in a row. Giannis had a monster game, and he ended the game with 44 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists on 17-20 shooting from the field. For the Lakers, LeBron James led the way with 27 points while Anthony Davis had 22 points. Russell Westbrook had another poor game as he had a shocking first quarter.
Subsequent to the loss, LeBron was irked with the questions at the post-match press conference. He was not pleased when he was asked what was the ideal lineup for the Lakers.
LeBron James answered the media’s question with a question
LeBron said, “You got your answer, you see what I’m saying, Why You Gotta Ask Questions You Already Have The Answers To? I said y’all, what did Frank say.”
LeBron James talks about the difficulty of building on-court camaraderie with so many players in and out of the #Lakers lineups. pic.twitter.com/MJaLF0zYLh
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) February 9, 2022
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Lakers head coach Frank Vogel had already said that the Lakers are still searching for their starting 5. LeBron added “So its hard to, you know, we are all try to figure out what’s the most complete packages of lineups, out on floor, the coaching staff is feeling the same way”
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With more than half the season over, the Lakers have still haven’t figured out their best 5. They have been hampered by injuries, especially to their best two, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They haven’t able to figure out how to get the best of Russell Westbrook. They will definitely look for some help from the trade market, especially with the deadline on Thursday.
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The Lakers are currently in the ninth spot in the West and they will look to avoid the play-in tournament. They still have LeBron James and Anthony Davis, two of the top 5 players in the league. The Lakers need to figure out their best lineup before the start of the playoffs, otherwise, it will be very hard for them to go far in the lineup.