The Los Angeles Lakers have completely rolled the ball on NBA as they have successfully qualified for the playoffs. And after a successful playoff entry, they have even assured their dominance over the second position holder. It is truly shocking how LA is taking over the table toppers with such ease. It is also thanks to the presence of the experienced title winners LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who have a mountain of experience with them. But more importantly, the Grizzlies are missing some of their major impacting players during this time.
In the midst of the last quarter of the game, Ja Morant also suffered a serious hand injury. It has created a sense of nervousness in the Grizzlies fans and locker room. They already miss some of their major players, and now it will be Morant, their star player, who is injured. According to various NBA journalists, Ja was practicing with his teammates but did not use his injured right hand. If all things continue to go against them, it could be a tough home game on Wednesday. Meanwhile, LeBron James and Anthony Davis prepared their team well before the game day with a speech.
Davis And LeBron Reveal Their Motivational Speech
The Lakers brilliantly won the first game of their playoff series, with all the players performing equally. And now the superstar duo has revealed why the team displayed such a charismatic performance. Motivation is a crucial part of life, especially for an athlete who works much harder than any individual. Therefore LeBron and Dvis took it upon themselves to heat up the dressing room with their speeches. And it totally worked. The players in the purple and gold brigade were all on fire.
Answering the question about his speech, LeBron James said, “Offensively and defensively, we just got to be as dialed in as we possibly can for 48 minutes, and I think guys understood that assignment was really good tonight. But I think we can be even better.” Meanwhile, Davis focused on telling players that they should go out and enjoy the game. It was the first game. Rather than going all out, they should examine the team’s game plan. Moreover, the 29-year-old believes that the role players will be key to winning this series against the Grizzlies.
LeBron James Broke Another Lakers’ Record
The new all-time leading scorer is a record-breaking machine in the NBA. It is remarkable how LeBron James just keeps breaking the record in almost every game he plays. This time he leveled with Shaquille O’Neal to play 88 playoff games with 25 points and ten rebounds or more. And he did it in their second game of the series, which they unfortunately lost.
James is back with his massive performance of 28 points and 12 rebounds in just 39 minutes. But it did not convert his team into a win. All the players that outperformed themselves in the first game toned down in this one. But Rui Hachimura kept his composure to add 20 points. But even that was not enough for the Lakers to secure a consecutive win.